Operation Iraqi Freedom Archives

September 1 in U.S. Military History

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

[Featured image: President George W. Bush after a successful trap aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in a S-3B

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.