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September 8 in U.S. military history

1740: Some 800 volunteers from the American colonies board transports to take part in the disastrous British/American colonial expedition to

1776: Sgt. Ezra Lee silently makes his way down the Hudson River in an 8-ft. long submersible named Turtle towards

1781: Hoping to divert Gen. George Washington from marching against Lord Cornwallis’ forces now trapped in Virginia, two battalions of

Featured image: McDonnell Douglas delivers its 3,000th F-4 Phantom II on this date in 1968. By the time production ends

1812: A force of 500-600 Kickapoo, Wea, Potawatomi, Winnebago, Delaware and Shawnee warriors launch an attack on Fort Harrison. Captain