Operation Iraqi Freedom Archives

March 23 in U.S. Military History

1775: In a speech before the House of Burgesses, future Virginia governor (and colonel of the 1st Virginia Regiment) Patrick

1945: The aircraft carrier USS Franklin sails to within 50 miles of the Japanese mainland – closer than any U.S.

1778: In a letter to Frenchman Jacques Donatien Le Ray de Chaumont, an intermediary between King Louis XVI and American

1925: As Commander John Rodgers attempts a long-distance flight from California to Hawaii, his PN-9 flying boat (featured image) runs

1914: As France begins mobilization of its army, Germany crosses into neighboring Luxembourg and declares war against Russia. 1943: 177