![]() ![]() ![]() Iraqis and US troops began jointly patrolling the streets of Baghdad to quell the lawlessness.ġ912 - The scout cruisers USS Chester (CS 1) and USS Salem (CS 3) sail from Massachusetts to assist RMS Titanic survivors, and escort RMS Carpathia, which carried the survivors of the Titanic, to New York.ġ914 - USS New York (BB 34) is commissioned.ġ918 - First Marine Aviation Force, under the command of Capt. Roberts (FFG-58) strikes a mine in the Persian Gulf during Operation Earnest Will.Ģ003 – In the 27th day of Operation Iraqi Freedom US troops poured into Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit and fought pockets of hard-core defenders. Gorbachev, who proposed the elimination of short-range nuclear missiles in East Germany and Czechoslovakia as part of an arms control agreement with the United States.ġ988 – Representatives of the USSR, Afghanistan, the United States, and Pakistan sign an agreement calling for the withdrawal of Soviet forces from Afghanistan.ġ988 – The USS Samuel B. Shultz met at the Kremlin with Soviet leader Mikhail S. Truscott (General Mark Clark, former commander of the Fifth, was made commander of the Allied armies in Italy), began pushing its way up the peninsula, capturing Massa and crossing the Frigido River.ġ960 – The 1st underwater launching of Polaris missile.ġ965 – The Joint Chiefs of Staff order the deployment of the 173rd Airborne Brigade from Okinawa to South Vietnam.ġ972 – Orders for B-52 strikes against diplomatic, political, and military objectives throughout the 200-mile long southern panhandle of North Vietnam are the most extensive use of B-52s thus far in the war.ġ981 – The first test flight, STS-1, of America’s first operational space shuttle, the Columbia 1, ended successfully with a landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California.ġ986 – United States launches air strikes against Libya in retaliation for the Libyan sponsorship of terrorism against American troops and citizens.ġ987 – Secretary of State George P. Two carrier task groups carry out an extensive search for Seewolf U-boats suspected of transporting V1 and V2 rockets to be launched against New York City.ġ945 – Japanese Kamikaze attacks damage the battleship USS New York (BB-34).ġ945 – B-29’s damaged the Imperial Palace during firebombing raid over Tokyo.ġ945 – The Fifth Army, now under Lucian K. The US 3rd Army captures Bayreuth.ġ945 – Allied forces conduct Operation Teardrop. This is the first sinking of an German submarine by an American ship.ġ945 – US 7th Army and allies forces captured Nuremberg and Stuttgart, Germany. First Aero Squadron engaged in America’s first aerial dogfight with enemy aircraft.ġ942 – The American destroyer Roper (DD-147) sinks German U-boat U-85. Lee resigned from Union army.ġ862 – Union mortar boats of Flag Officer Foote’s force commenced regular bombardment of Fort Pillow, Tennessee the next Army-Navy objective on the drive down the Mississippi.ġ865 – John Wilkes Booth shoots President Abraham Lincoln at a play at Ford’s Theater in Washington.ġ898 – Commissioning of first Post Civil War hospital ship, USS Solace (AH-2).ġ918 – Six days after being assigned for the first time to the western front, two American pilots from the U.S. Thomas Gage, commander of British forces in North America, received orders from Parliament authorizing him to use aggressive military force against the American rebels.ġ861 – Robert E. The Yamasee War (also spelled Yemassee War) (1715–1717) was a conflict between British settlers of colonial South Carolina and various Native American tribes.ġ775 – Gen. Four days later, the US Navy retaliates with Operation Praying Mantis, which strikes Iranian oil platforms, sinks an Iranian frigate, patrol ship, and damages another frigate.ġ715 – The Yamasee War begins in South Carolina. Roberts (FFG 58) strikes an Iranian mine off Qatar, injuring 10 sailors. Street earns Medal of Honor for his actions.ġ956 - USS Saratoga (CVA 60) is commissioned.ġ969 - A North Korean aircraft shoots down an unarmed EC-121 propeller-driven Constellation, killing all 31 crewmembers on board.ġ988 - During Operation Ernest Will, USS Samuel B. Street III, attacks a Japanese convoy in the approaches to the Yellow Sea and sinks a transport ship and two vessels. Before being sunk by Roper, U 85 sank three Allied merchant vessels.ġ945 - USS Tirante (SS 240), commanded by Lt. 1898 - The first post-Civil War hospital ship, USS Solace (AH 2) is commissioned and soon participates in the Spanish-American War attending to wounded servicemen from battles in Cuba.ġ942 - USS Roper (DD 147) sinks German submarine U 85 off the Virginia Capes. ![]()
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