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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

1742: After disease and poor management leads to the deaths of all but 600 of the 3,500-man 61st Regiment of

1922: Lt. Harold R. Harris (Army Air Service) performs the world’s first emergency parachute jump when the wings of his

1781: British Gen. Charles Cornwallis formally surrenders 7,087 officers and men, 900 seamen, 144 cannons, 15 galleys, a frigate, and

1917: When a German submarine launches a torpedo at USS Cassin (DD-43) during an escort patrol, Gunner’s Mate First Class