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This Day In History: The US Begins to Airdrop Supplies To Guerrillas In Europe (1944)
On this day in 1944, the US begins to supply anti-Nazi guerrillas in Western Europe. From this day US aircraft…
This Day In History: News that Haiti Declared Independence Begins to Spread (1804)
This day in history news reaches the outside world of the Haitian declaration of Independence. This declaration was a result…
This Day In History: The South Reacts to Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation (1863)
On this date in history, news of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation reaches the Southern States. Pro-Confederate newspapers react with horror at the…
This Day In History: Castro Forms His First Government (1959)
On this day in Cuba 1959, the first government of Fidel Castro in Cuba is announced. On New Years Day…
This Day In History: The Japanese Capture Port Arthur (1904)
On this day in history, there was a turning point in the Russo-Japanese war. On this day in 1904 the…
This Day In History: The Viet Cong Defeat The South Vietnamese Army Ap Bac (1963)
On this day in 1963, the Viet Cong inflicted a serious defeat on the South Vietnamese regular army. This defeat…
This Day In History: The US Navy Establishes An Airship Base In New Jersey (1937)
On this day, the US Navy constructed a dedicated Airship base in Lakehurst New Jersey in 1942. The Airship Patrol…
The Biggest WW2 Explosion on British Soil was Apparently Caused by the Brits
In 1944 the RAF Fauld was a Royal Air Force underground munitions storage depot and it was located 10 miles…
‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’: 4 Things to Know About Baron von Steuben
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, who went by Baron von Steuben, was a Prussian military officer contracted by George Washington during…
This Day In History: Tojo The Japanese War-Time Leader Was Born (1894)
On this day, in 1894, Hideki Tojo, the wartime prime minister of Japan, is born in Tokyo. He came from…
This Day In History: Rasputin Is Killed (1916)
On this date in 1916, one of the most notorious figures in Russian history is murdered. On the night of…
This Day In History: The USS Monitor Sinks (1862)
On this date in 1862, one of the most famous ships of the American Civil War sinks. The U.S.S. Monitor…
This Day In History: Sherman Orders Assault At The Battle Of Chickasaw Bluffs (1862)
On this day in 1862, during the American Civil War, the Confederates defeat a Union attack at the Battle of…
This Day In History: The Luftwaffe Heavily Bomb London (1940)
On the December 29th , 1940, London was bombed by the Luftwaffe. It was to be the most devastating air…