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Taltarzac725 12-25-2019 09:30 PM
This day in US Military History-- December 25.
 
December 25 | This Day in U.S. Military History

Washington crossed the Delaware River in 1776 on December 25-26.

10 Facts about Washington's Crossing of the Delaware River * George Washington's Mount Vernon

Taltarzac725 12-26-2019 08:55 AM
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December 26 | This Day in U.S. Military History

General George Washington wins a victory at the Battle of Trenton. :bigbow:

Taltarzac725 12-27-2019 08:58 AM
The day in U.S. Military History December 27.
 
December 27 | This Day in U.S. Military History

My great grandfather was involved with moving stuff via railroad in WWII. He was a railroad lawyer and had been in the service and they needed his talents.

Was doing this work in his 50s or so for the U.S. Army :clap2:

I often would visit his wife in the late 1960s and 1970s in Apache Junction, AZ either alone or with other family members along at some times.

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1943 – The threat of a paralyzing railroad strike loomed over the United States during the 1943 holiday season. President Franklin Roosevelt stepped in to serve as a negotiator, imploring the rail unions to give America a “Christmas present” and settle the smoldering wage dispute. But, as Christmas came and went, only two of the five railroad brotherhoods agreed to let Roosevelt arbitrate the situation. So, on December 27, just three days before the scheduled walk-out, the President shelved his nice-guy rhetoric and seized the railroads. Lest the move look too aggressive, Roosevelt assured that the railroads would only be temporarily placed under the “supervision” of the War Department; he also pledged that the situation would not alter daily rail operations. The gambit worked, as officials for the recalcitrant brotherhoods made an eleventh-hour decision to avert the strike. The action was taken under the wartime Labor Disputes Act. The railroads were returned to private management on January 18, 1944.

blueash 12-27-2019 02:28 PM
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December 26 | This Day in U.S. Military History

General George Washington wins a victory at the Battle of Trenton. :bigbow:
The weblink did not ignore the largest mass hanging in US History. This was a military execution of 38 Sioux Indians who were tried without any legal representation by a military court en masse without even adhering to the rules of US military courts. They just wanted to hang people for actions that occurred in a war between the US government and the Sioux. Lincoln did commute the death sentences passed on the rest of the over 303 which were sentenced to death by this military court.

Any modern reading of that conflict is likely to support the position that the Sioux were justified as the US was trampling their rights and ignoring treaties that already had "given" land to the white people.

Taltarzac725 12-27-2019 03:54 PM
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The weblink did not ignore the largest mass hanging in US History. This was a military execution of 38 Sioux Indians who were tried without any legal representation by a military court en masse without even adhering to the rules of US military courts. They just wanted to hang people for actions that occurred in a war between the US government and the Sioux. Lincoln did commute the death sentences passed on the rest of the over 303 which were sentenced to death by this military court.

Any modern reading of that conflict is likely to support the position that the Sioux were justified as the US was trampling their rights and ignoring treaties that already had "given" land to the white people.
My professor for Legal History at the U of MN Law School was writing a law review article (1990) about that which she finished. Did Abraham Lincoln Order the Execution of 38 Dakota Fighters?

Taltarzac725 12-28-2019 09:52 AM
December 28 in U.S. Military History.
 
December 28 | This Day in U.S. Military History

The Dade Massacre occurred not far from The Villages' south end. Dade Battlefield Society

Taltarzac725 12-29-2019 09:58 AM
December 29, 1890.
 
December 29 | This Day in U.S. Military History

The tragedy at Wounded Knee occurs in 1890 on this day.

My co-Director at the Legal Assistance to Minnesota Prisoners (L.A.M.P.) at the University of Minnesota Law School Minnesota Correctional Facility--Stillwater's father was one of the lawyers for the Wounded Knee protesters. Native American activist Dennis Banks' life in photos, 1937-2017 | National | missoulian.com

Taltarzac725 12-30-2019 08:29 AM
Sinbad (dog - Wikipedia)

Sinbad the Dog passes away. December 30 | This Day in U.S. Military History

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1952 – Sinbad, the canine-mascot of the cutter Campbell during World War II, passed away at his last duty station, the Barnegat Lifeboat Station, at the ripe old age of 15. He served on board the cutter throughout the war and earned his way into Coast Guard legend with his shipboard and liberty antics.

Taltarzac725 12-31-2019 12:47 PM
1968-- the bloodiest year of the Vietnam War comes to an end.
 
December 31 | This Day in U.S. Military History

1968. The year with greatest loss of life comes to an end.

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1968 – The bloodiest year of the war comes to an end. At year’s end, 536,040 American servicemen were stationed in Vietnam, an increase of over 50,000 from 1967. Estimates from Headquarters U.S. Military Assistance Command Vietnam indicated that 181,150 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese were killed during the year. However, Allied losses were also up: 27,915 South Vietnamese, 14,584 Americans (a 56 percent increase over 1967), and 979 South Koreans, Australians, New Zealanders, and Thais were reported killed during 1968. Since January 1961, more than 31,000 U.S. servicemen had been killed in Vietnam and over 200,000 U.S. personnel had been wounded.

Taltarzac725 01-01-2020 08:53 AM
S.E.A.L.S formed. January 1, 1962.
 
January 1 | This Day in U.S. Military History

The Navy S.E.A.L.s were formed with two teams based in CA and VA. United States Navy SEALs - Wikipedia

Taltarzac725 01-02-2020 08:17 AM
German spy ring members sentenced on January 2, 1942. Duquesne Spy Ring — FBI

January 2 | This Day in U.S. Military History

Taltarzac725 01-03-2020 11:43 AM
January 3 | This Day in U.S. Military History

General Douglas McCarthur--

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In preparation for planned assaults against Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and mainland Japan, Gen. Douglas MacArthur is placed in command of all U.S. ground forces and Adm. Chester Nimitz is placed in command of all U.S. naval forces.
Alaska became a State in 1959.

Taltarzac725 01-04-2020 11:25 AM
Operation Carperbagger. US planes drop supplies for guerrilla forces.
 
January 4 | This Day in U.S. Military History

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1944 – Operation Carpetbagger: U.S. aircraft begin dropping supplies to guerrilla forces throughout Western Europe. The action demonstrated that the U.S. believed guerrillas were a vital support to the formal armies of the Allies in their battle against the Axis powers. Virtually every country that experienced Axis invasion raised a guerrilla force; they were especially effective and numerous in Italy, France, China, Greece, the Philippines, Yugoslavia, and the Soviet Union.
Utah became a state 1896.

Taltarzac725 01-05-2020 08:27 AM
January 5 | This Day in U.S. Military History

Stephen Decatur born on January 5, 1779. Stephen Decatur - Wikipedia

Taltarzac725 01-06-2020 09:46 PM
January 6 | This Day in U.S. Military History

Medal of Honor awarded to *DAVIS, GEORGE FLEMING for actions on January 6, 1945.

CMOHS.org - Commander DAVIS, GEORGE FLEMING, U.S. Navy

Taltarzac725 01-07-2020 09:43 AM
January 7 | This Day in U.S. Military History

Another valiant warrior awarded the Medal of Honor for actions on this day in 1945. Curtis Shoup - Recipient -

Taltarzac725 01-08-2020 10:09 AM
January 8 | This Day in U.S. Military History

The Battle of New Orleans in 1815 happens after a peace agreement had been signed but word had not reached the British forces.

Taltarzac725 01-09-2020 01:14 PM
January 9 | This Day in U.S. Military History

Medal of Honor award given to *CAREY, CHARLES F., JR. for actions on January 9, 1945.

Charles F. Carey Jr - Wikipedia.

Taltarzac725 01-10-2020 09:11 AM
January 10 | This Day in U.S. Military History

William G. Fournier and Lewis Hall both received posthumously awarded Medals of Honor for actions on Guadacanal. This bravery was on this day in 1943. William G. Fournier - Wikipedia Lewis Hall - Wikipedia

Taltarzac725 01-11-2020 09:31 AM
January 11 | This Day in U.S. Military History

Quite an interesting set of events --

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1944 – Aircraft from Escort Carrier USS Block Island make first aircraft rocket attack on German submarine. Departing San Diego in May 1943 Block Island steamed to Norfolk, Va., to join the Atlantic Fleet. After two trips from New York to Belfast, Ireland, during the summer of 1943 with cargoes of Army fighters, she operated as part of a hunter-killer team. During her four anti-submarine cruises Block Island’s planes sank two submarines. At 2013, 29 May 1944, Block Island was torpedoed by U-549 which had slipped undetected through her screen. The German submarine put one and perhaps two more torpedoes into the stricken carrier before being sunk herself by the avenging Eugene E. Gilmore (DE-686) and Ahrens (DE-575). Block Island (CVE-21) received two battle stars for her service.

Taltarzac725 01-12-2020 09:17 AM
January 12 | This Day in U.S. Military History

US Air Force launched Operation Ranch Hand which involved using Agent Orange and other defoliating herbicides.

Operation Ranch Hand - Wikipedia

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1962 – The United States Air Force launches Operation Ranch Hand, a “modern technological area-denial technique” designed to expose the roads and trails used by the Viet Cong. Flying C-123 Providers, U.S. personnel dumped an estimated 19 million gallons of defoliating herbicides over 10-20 percent of Vietnam and parts of Laos between 1962-1971. Agent Orange – named for the color of its metal containers – was the most frequently used defoliating herbicide. The operation succeeded in killing vegetation, but not in stopping the Viet Cong. The use of these agents was controversial, both during and after the war, because of the questions about long-term ecological impacts and the effect on humans who either handled or were sprayed by the chemicals. Beginning in the late 1970s, Vietnam veterans began to cite the herbicides, especially Agent Orange, as the cause of health problems ranging from skin rashes to cancer to birth defects in their children. Similar problems, including an abnormally high incidence of miscarriages and congenital malformations, have been reported among the Vietnamese people who lived in the areas where the defoliating agents were used.

Taltarzac725 01-13-2020 07:40 PM
German U-Boats start operations off East Coast of US in 1942 on this day.
 
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1942 – German U-Boats begin operations of the US East Coast. The move is called operation Paukenschlag (Drum Roll). Admiral Doenitz has faced arguments from his superiors in the German Navy who do not favor the operation, and he has had the difficulty that only the larger 740-ton U-Boats are really suitable for such long range patrols. When Doenitz gives the order for the attack to begin there are 11 U-Boats in position and 10 more en route. Together they sink more than 150,000 tons during the first month. Intelligence sources have given reasonable warning of the attack but the U-Boats find virtually peace-time conditions in operation. Ship sail with lights on at night; lighthouses and bouys are still lit; there is no radio discipline – merchant ships often give their positions in plain text; there are destroyer patrols (not convoys with escorts) but these are regular and predictable and their crews are naturally inexperienced.
Wyatt Earp died in 1929 on this among other events.

January 13 | This Day in U.S. Military History

Taltarzac725 01-14-2020 06:24 PM
US troops occupy Ft. Taylor in Key West in 1861 following Florida's succession from the Union on this day.

January 14 This Day in U.S. Military History

Taltarzac725 01-15-2020 07:46 PM
January 15 | This Day in U.S. Military History

Pentagon dedicated in 1943 on January 15.

Taltarzac725 01-16-2020 01:06 PM
Hitler goes into his Berlin bunker on January 16, 1945 and stays there until his suicide 105 days later.

January 16 | This Day in U.S. Military History

Taltarzac725 01-17-2020 08:04 AM
The Battle of Cowpens - Cowpens National Battlefield (U.S. National Park Service)

The Battle of Cowpens was on this day in 1781.

Taltarzac725 01-18-2020 10:57 AM
January 18 | This Day in U.S. Military History

Gordon Ynetma's selfless bravery on this day in face of overwhelming odds results in his death this day in 1968 in Vietnam and a Medal of Honor.

Gordon Douglas Yntema - Wikipedia

Taltarzac725 01-19-2020 10:30 PM
January 19 | This Day in U.S. Military History

Robert E. Lee - Birthday, Children & Quotes - HISTORY

Robert E. Lee born in 1807 on January 19. :ho:

He was a brilliant soldier and gentleman.

Taltarzac725 01-20-2020 05:34 PM
January 20 | This Day in U.S. Military History

President Theodore Roosevelt puts Midway Island under US control in 1903 on this day.

Midway Islands | United States territory, Pacific Ocean | Britannica

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1903 – Theordore Roosevelt issues Executive Order placing Midway Islands under jurisdiction of the Navy Department. The Midway Islands consist of a circular atoll, 6 miles in diameter, enclosing two islands. Lying about 1,150 miles west-northwest of Hawaii, the islands were first explored by Captain N. C. Brooks on July 5, 1859, in the name of the United States. The atoll was formally declared a U.S. possession in 1867, and in 1903 Theodore Roosevelt made it a naval reservation. The island was renamed “Midway” by the U.S. Navy in recognition of its geographic location on the route between California and Japan. Air traffic across the Pacific increased the island’s importance in the mid-1930s; the San Francisco–Manila mail route included a regular stop on Midway. Its military importance was soon recognized, and the navy began building an air and submarine base there in 1940.

Taltarzac725 01-21-2020 10:29 PM
January 21 | This Day in U.S. Military History

The USS Nautilus lunched in 1954. This was our first nuclear submarine.

Taltarzac725 01-22-2020 08:54 AM
January 22 | This Day in U.S. Military History

Allied landings at Anzio began on this day in 1944. Battle of Anzio | World War II Database

Taltarzac725 01-23-2020 01:43 PM
"Father of Modern Weapons" John Moses Browning born in 1855.
 
He has had quite the impact on warfare, hunting, and home defense in many countries.

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1855 –John Moses Browning, sometimes referred to as the “father of modern firearms,” is born in Ogden, Utah. Many of the guns manufactured by companies whose names evoke the history of the American West-Winchester, Colt, Remington, and Savage-were actually based on John Browning’s designs. The son of a talented gunsmith, John Browning began experimenting with his own gun designs as a young man. When he was 24 years old, he received his first patent, for a rifle that Winchester manufactured as its Single Shot Model 1885. Impressed by the young man’s inventiveness, Winchester asked Browning if he could design a lever-action-repeating shotgun. Browning could and did, but his efforts convinced him that a pump-action mechanism would work better, and he patented his first pump model shotgun in 1888. Fundamentally, all of Browning’s manually-operated repeating rifle and shotgun designs were aimed at improving one thing: the speed and reliability with which gun users could fire multiple rounds-whether shooting at game birds or other people. Lever and pump actions allowed the operator to fire a round, operate the lever or pump to quickly eject the spent shell, insert a new cartridge, and then fire again in seconds. By the late 1880s, Browning had perfected the manual repeating weapon; to make guns that fired any faster, he would somehow have to eliminate the need for slow human beings to actually work the mechanisms. But what force could replace that of the operator moving a lever or pump? Browning discovered the answer during a local shooting competition when he noticed that reeds between a man firing and his target were violently blown aside by gases escaping from the gun muzzle. He decided to try using the force of that escaping gas to automatically work the repeating mechanism. Browning began experimenting with his idea in 1889. Three years later, he received a patent for the first crude fully automatic weapon that captured the gases at the muzzle and used them to power a mechanism that automatically reloaded the next bullet. In subsequent years, Browning refined his automatic weapon design. When U.S. soldiers went to Europe during WWI, many of them carried Browning Automatic Rifles, as well as Browning’s deadly machine guns. During a career spanning more than five decades, Browning’s guns went from being the classic weapons of the American West to deadly tools of world war carnage. Amazingly, since Browning’s death in 1926, there have been no further fundamental changes in the modern firearm industry.

Taltarzac725 01-24-2020 12:54 PM
January 24 | This Day in U.S. Military History

Robert Murray Hanson awarded Congressional Medal of Honor for actions before and on this day. Robert M. Hanson - Wikipedia

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First Lieutenant Hanson arrived in the South Pacific in June 1943 and his daring tactics and total disregard for death soon became well known. A master of individual air combat, he downed 20 enemy planes in six consecutive flying days. He was commended in the citation accompanying the Medal of Honor for his bold attack against six enemy torpedo bombers, November 1, 1943, over Bougainville Island, and for bringing down four Zeros, the premier Japanese fighter, while fighting them alone over New Britain, January 24, 1944.

Taltarzac725 01-25-2020 12:25 PM
January 25 | This Day in U.S. Military History

For actions this day in 2008 in Afghanistan, Robert J. Miller was awarded a Congressional Medal on Honor posthumously.

Presidential Remarks for Staff Sergeant Robert J. Miller - Medal of Honor Recipient

Taltarzac725 01-26-2020 03:23 PM
January 26 | This Day in U.S. Military History


Douglas MacArthur born in 1880 on this day. Who Is MacArthur? | MacArthur Memorial, VA - Official Website

Taltarzac725 01-27-2020 09:49 AM
January 27 | This Day in U.S. Military History

Apollo 1 disaster occurred on this date in 1967.

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1967 – A launch pad fire during Apollo program tests at Cape Canaveral, Florida, kills astronauts Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Edward H. White II, and Roger B. Chafee. An investigation indicated that a faulty electrical wire inside the Apollo 1 command module was the probable cause of the fire. The astronauts, the first Americans to die in a spacecraft, had been participating in a simulation of the Apollo 1 launch scheduled for the next month. The Apollo program was initiated by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) following President John F. Kennedy’s 1961 declaration of the goal of landing men on the moon and bringing them safely back to Earth by the end of the decade. The so-called “moon shot” was the largest scientific and technological undertaking in history. In December 1968, Apollo 8 was the first manned spacecraft to travel to the moon, and on July 20, 1969, astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin Jr. walked on the lunar surface. In all, there were 17 Apollo missions and six lunar landings.

Taltarzac725 01-28-2020 11:05 PM
Space Shuttle Challenger disaster January 28, 1986.
 
Space Shuttle Challenger disaster - Wikipedia

I remember the shock my fellow employees at Information Access company in Belmont, CA felt for this tragedy. Some of us would be indexing articles in various newspapers for our various products which were in many public, law and university libraries in the United States.

Taltarzac725 01-31-2020 01:02 PM
January 31 | This Day in U.S. Military History

Private Slovik executed for desertion in WWII on this day in 1945.

The execution of Pvt. Slovik - HISTORY

Taltarzac725 02-01-2020 11:21 PM
February 1 | This Day in U.S. Military History

The Battle Hymn of the Republic first published on this day in 1862.

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1862 – “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” was first published in “Atlantic Monthly” as an anonymous poem. The lyric was the work of Julia Ward Howe and was based on chapter 63 of the Old Testament’s Book of Isaiah. “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” soon became the most popular Union marching song of the Civil War and is still being sung and to the tune of a song titled, “John Brown’s Body”. Julia Ward Howe (b.1819-1908) was an influential social reformer and wife of fellow reformer and educator Samuel Gridley Howe. She was prominent in the anti-slavery movement, woman‘s suffrage, prison reform and the international peace movements. Julia Ward Howe was the first woman elected to the American Academy of Fine Arts and Letters in 1908. Ralph Waldo Emerson, said: “I honor the author of ‘The Battle Hymn’ … she was born in the city of New York. I could well wish she were a native of Massachusetts. We have no such poetess in New England.”

Taltarzac725 02-02-2020 03:32 PM
February 2 | This Day in U.S. Military History

Medal of Honor rewarded to Larry Leonard Maxam for actions on this day in 1968 in Vietnam.

CMOHS.org - Corporal MAXAM, LARRY LEONARD, U.S. Marine Corps


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