October 26 in U.S. military history
1909: U.S. Army Lt. (future brig. gen.) Frederick Erastus Humphreys becomes the first Army aviator to solo in a heavier-than-air
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Author: Chris Carter
October 25 in U.S. military history
1812: The frigate USS United States under the command of Capt. (future commodore) Stephen Decatur — hero of Tripoli and
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October 24 in U.S. military history
1742: After disease and poor management leads to the deaths of all but 600 of the 3,500-man 61st Regiment of
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October 23 in U.S. military history
1864: In Westport, Mo. (present-day Kansas City), Maj. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis’ 22,000-man Army of the Border defeats a heavily
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October 22 in U.S. military history
1951: Operation BUSTER-JANGLE, a series of low-yield atomic weapons tests in the Nevada desert, begins with the “Able” shot. Some
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