April 12 in U.S. military history
1861: Confederate Brig. Gen. Pierre G.T. Beauregard’s artillery forces — strategically positioned around Charleston harbor, S.C. — open fire on
Read More1861: Confederate Brig. Gen. Pierre G.T. Beauregard’s artillery forces — strategically positioned around Charleston harbor, S.C. — open fire on
Read More1941: When Germany invades Denmark, Greenland (a Danish colony) asks for U.S. military protection. 1942: A day after surrendering to
Read More1945: Carrier-based bombers and torpedo bombers from Adm. Marc Mitscher’s Task Force 58 engage and sink the Japanese battleship Yamato,
Read MoreToday in U.S. military history: 1933: The Navy’s massive helium-filled airship USS Akron, America’s first flying aircraft carrier, crashes in
Read MoreTHE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ESTABLISHED BY AN ACT OF CONGRESS 9 JULY 1918 (AMENDED BY ACT OF 25 JULY
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