December 14 in U.S. military history
1799: Former president and commander-in-chief of the Continental Army George Washington passes away at his home in Mount Vernon (Va.)
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World War II
December 11 in U.S. military history
1941: The small American garrison on Wake – consisting of a few hundred Marines, sailors, and civilian contractors – repels
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December 10 in U.S. military history
1941: When a Japanese submarine reports the sighting of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) northeast of Hawaii, Japanese vessels
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December 8 in U.S. military history
1941: As Japanese warplanes continue to hammer Allied bases across Asia and the Pacific, President Franklin D. Roosevelt famously declares
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December 7 in U.S. military history
1917: Four U.S. battleships, USS Delaware (BB-28), USS Florida (BB-30), USS New York (BB-34), and USS Wyoming (BB-32) arrive in
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