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July 24 in U.S. military history

1897: A crowd of over 10,000 greets the black soldiers of the 25th Infantry Regiment’s “Bicycle Corps” (featured image) as

1944: On Dutch New Guinea’s Noemfoor Island, Sgt. Ray E. Eubanks leads a squad against an enemy position that is

1798: Having been disbanded after the end of the Revolutionary War 15 years ago, President John Adams re-institutes the United

1862: Confederate forces led by Gen. Robert E. Lee launch a counteroffensive against Maj. Gen. George McClellan’s Army of the

1812: Immediately after Congress declares war against the United Kingdom, a squadron of American ships led by Commodore John Rodgers