April 19 in U.S. military history
1775: An expedition of 700 British regulars under the command of Lt. Col. Frances Smith departs Boston to seize and
Read More1775: An expedition of 700 British regulars under the command of Lt. Col. Frances Smith departs Boston to seize and
Read More1775: Paul Revere and William Dawes begin their famous “midnight ride” from Boston to Lexington, Mass., where they link-up with
Read More1861: Following the capture of Fort Sumter by Confederate forces, Pres. Abraham Lincoln issues a proclamation calling for 75,000 volunteers
Read More1865: Four days after Gen. Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appamatox, famed actor John Wilkes Booth shoots and mortally wounds
Read More1943: Nazi Germany announces the discovery of a mass grave in Russia’s Katyn Forest. Josef Stalin ordered Soviet security forces
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