TDIH: USMC War Memorial
On this day in 1954, the United States Marine Corps celebrates its birthday—and it dedicates a new War Memorial. That Memorial is easily...
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- Oct 25, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: Ernest Evans & his “fighting ship”
On this day in 1944, a United States Navy officer makes the ultimate sacrifice in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor....
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- Oct 25, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: USS Tang's Last Mission
On this day in 1944, USS Tang sinks, the victim of her own malfunctioning torpedo. A handful of sailors would survive, only to be...
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- Oct 9, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: WWII Hero Richard Sorenson
On this day in 2004, a World War II hero passes away. Richard Sorenson had tried to enlist in the Navy immediately after the December 7,...
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- Sep 9, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: Lookout Air Raids
On this day in 1942, a Japanese pilot bombs a forest in southern Oregon, near the small logging town of Brookings. It was one of the few...
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- Sep 7, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: Japanese land forces defeated
On this day in 1942, Allied forces win the Battle of Milne Bay—the very first Allied victory against Japanese land forces! Needless to...
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- Sep 2, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: V-J Day effectively ends World War II
On this day in 1945, a formal surrender ceremony is held aboard the USS Missouri. Today is the anniversary of V-J Day! On this day, World...
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- Aug 12, 2022
- 2 min
This Day in History: The Heroes of Peleliu
On this day in 1925, a hero is born. John D. New was the first person in Mobile, Alabama to join the Marines after the Japanese attacked...
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- Aug 7, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: Captain Harl Pease's Medal of Honor
On this day in 1942, a United States Army Air Corps captain rejoins his squadron. He was determined to participate in an attack on an...
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- Aug 4, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: The Women of SixTripleEight
On this day in 1943, a young woman enlists in the Women’s Army Corps. Twenty-two-year-old Maybelle Rutland would go on to serve in the...
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- Aug 3, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: Survivors of USS Indianapolis rescued
On this day in 1945, the last survivors of the USS Indianapolis are pulled from the Pacific Ocean. They’d been there since a Japanese...
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- Aug 2, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: John F. Kennedy & PT-109
On this day in 1943 a small boat under the command of Lt. (j.g.) John F. Kennedy is rammed by a Japanese destroyer. Kennedy would come...
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- Aug 1, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: Medals of Honor during Operation Tidal Wave
On this day in 1943, Operation Tidal Wave begins. Nearly 180 Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers embark on a lengthy mission to destroy...
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- Jul 29, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: USS Indianapolis is sunk by Japanese torpedoes
On this day in 1945, USS Indianapolis travels from Guam toward the Leyte Gulf in the Philippines. Unfortunately, Indianapolis would never...
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- Jul 26, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: Operation Vengeance
On this day in 2001, a World War II pilot passes away. Colonel Rex Barber is best known for his participation in Operation Vengeance, a...
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- Jul 26, 2022
- 2 min
This Day in History: The Allies demand unconditional surrender from Japan
On this day in 1945, the United States, Great Britain, and China issue the Potsdam Declaration. The statement put the Japanese government...
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- Jul 10, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: Chips, the war dog
On this day in 1943, a dog becomes a World War II hero. Chips was a German shepherd-collie-husky mix who’d traveled with the U.S. Army...
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- Jul 9, 2022
- 2 min
This Day in History: Donald D. Pucket and a raid on Ploesti
On this day in 1944, a United States Army Air Forces pilot puts his life on the line. First Lieutenant Donald Pucket must have known that...
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- Jun 24, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: Japanese attack on Panama
At about this time in 1945, Japan cancels a plan to attack the Panama Canal. The Japanese had new submarines—unlike anything the world...
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- Jun 19, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: The Most Decorated Soldier?
At about this time in 1944, a soldier engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. Usually, Medals are awarded for...
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