This day in military history..
Chukpike
Banned
November 27
1941 - Chief of Naval Operations sends "war warning" to commanders of Pacific and Asiatic Fleets.
1961 - Navy reports first use of its cyclotron at Harvard University to treat a human brain tumor. After three treatments, the tumor of the 2-year old patient shrank by eighty percent.
1961 - Navy reports first use of its cyclotron at Harvard University to treat a human brain tumor. After three treatments, the tumor of the 2-year old patient shrank by eighty percent.
Nov 28
1443 Albanian forces under Skanderbeg liberate Kruja from the Ottomans
1897 Germany occupies Kiao-Chow China
1916 1st air raid on London by bombers instead of Zepplins
1937 Franco declares blockade of Spanish coast
1943 FDR, Churchill & Stalin attend the Tehran Confrence
1944 Albania declared liberated by Partisans
1443 Albanian forces under Skanderbeg liberate Kruja from the Ottomans
1897 Germany occupies Kiao-Chow China
1916 1st air raid on London by bombers instead of Zepplins
1937 Franco declares blockade of Spanish coast
1943 FDR, Churchill & Stalin attend the Tehran Confrence
1944 Albania declared liberated by Partisans
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Nov 29
1861 Confederate Navy Dept orders the former US Frigate USS Merrimack to be rebuilt as the ironclad CSS Virginia
1862 Battle of Cane Hill, Ark
1863 Battle of Ft. Saunders, Knoxville, Tn
1864 Union troops from Colorado perpetrate the Sand Creek Massacre
1967 Defence Secretary McNamara resigns
2008 Mumbai terrorist attack/fighting is finished
1861 Confederate Navy Dept orders the former US Frigate USS Merrimack to be rebuilt as the ironclad CSS Virginia
1862 Battle of Cane Hill, Ark
1863 Battle of Ft. Saunders, Knoxville, Tn
1864 Union troops from Colorado perpetrate the Sand Creek Massacre
1967 Defence Secretary McNamara resigns
2008 Mumbai terrorist attack/fighting is finished
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Dec 2
1790 Austrian troops enter Brussels to suppress a rebellion
1804 Napoleon crowns himself Emporor
1805 Battle of Austerlitz
1899 Battle of Tirad Pass, Phillipines
1917 Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
1943 Luftwaffe raid on Bari, Italy sinks numerous ships including the SS John Harvey, releasing its cargo of Mustard Gas
1790 Austrian troops enter Brussels to suppress a rebellion
1804 Napoleon crowns himself Emporor
1805 Battle of Austerlitz
1899 Battle of Tirad Pass, Phillipines
1917 Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
1943 Luftwaffe raid on Bari, Italy sinks numerous ships including the SS John Harvey, releasing its cargo of Mustard Gas
Dec 3
1775 USS Alfred becomes the 1st Navy ship to hoist an American flag (Grand Union)
1800 War of the 2nd Coaltion: France defeats Austrians near Munich
1861 Union troops sieze Ship Island, Miss.
1912 Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro & Serbia sign peace treaty with Turkey ending 1st Balkan War, Naval Battle of Ellie fought same day.
1971 Pakistan attacks India
1775 USS Alfred becomes the 1st Navy ship to hoist an American flag (Grand Union)
1800 War of the 2nd Coaltion: France defeats Austrians near Munich
1861 Union troops sieze Ship Island, Miss.
1912 Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro & Serbia sign peace treaty with Turkey ending 1st Balkan War, Naval Battle of Ellie fought same day.
1971 Pakistan attacks India
Chukpike
Banned
December 4
1918 - President Woodrow Wilson sails in USS George Washington for Paris Peace Conference.
1943 - Aircraft from USS Lexington (CV-16) and USS Independence (CVL-22) attack Kwajalein Atoll, sinking four Japanese ships and damaging five others, while only three U.S. ships suffered damage.
1944 - USS Flasher (SS-249) sinks Japanese destroyer Kishinami and damages a merchant ship in South China Sea. Flasher is only U.S. submarine to sink over 100,000 tons of enemy shipping in World War II.
1965 - Launch of Gemini 7 piloted by CDR James A. Lovell, USN. This flight consisted of 206 orbits at an altitude of 327 km and lasted 13 days and 18 hours. Recovery by HS-11 helicopters from USS Wasp (CVS-18)
1983 - Aircraft from USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) and USS Independence (CV-62) launch strike against anti-aircraft positions in Lebanon that fired on U.S. aircraft. Two U.S. Navy planes shot down.
1943 - Aircraft from USS Lexington (CV-16) and USS Independence (CVL-22) attack Kwajalein Atoll, sinking four Japanese ships and damaging five others, while only three U.S. ships suffered damage.
1944 - USS Flasher (SS-249) sinks Japanese destroyer Kishinami and damages a merchant ship in South China Sea. Flasher is only U.S. submarine to sink over 100,000 tons of enemy shipping in World War II.
1965 - Launch of Gemini 7 piloted by CDR James A. Lovell, USN. This flight consisted of 206 orbits at an altitude of 327 km and lasted 13 days and 18 hours. Recovery by HS-11 helicopters from USS Wasp (CVS-18)
1983 - Aircraft from USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) and USS Independence (CV-62) launch strike against anti-aircraft positions in Lebanon that fired on U.S. aircraft. Two U.S. Navy planes shot down.
Dec 5
1408 Mongols reach Moscow
1757 Battle of Leuthen Prussians defeat Austrians
1775 Henry Knox begins transfering artillery from Ft. Ticonderoga to the siege of Boston
1865 Chincha Islands War Peru allies its self with Chile vs Spain
1934 Italian troops attack Wal Wal in Abyssenia
1941 Battle of Moscow, Russians launch counter attack
1408 Mongols reach Moscow
1757 Battle of Leuthen Prussians defeat Austrians
1775 Henry Knox begins transfering artillery from Ft. Ticonderoga to the siege of Boston
1865 Chincha Islands War Peru allies its self with Chile vs Spain
1934 Italian troops attack Wal Wal in Abyssenia
1941 Battle of Moscow, Russians launch counter attack
http://www.specwarnet.net/USSWard/gallery/h95201.jpg
DD139:salute2:
At 0654, Ward flashed a message ashore to Fourteenth Naval District Headquarters that said
"We have attacked,fired upon, and dropped depth charges upon a submarine operating in defensive sea area"
(Destroyers-60 years page 66)
DD139:salute2:
At 0654, Ward flashed a message ashore to Fourteenth Naval District Headquarters that said
"We have attacked,fired upon, and dropped depth charges upon a submarine operating in defensive sea area"
(Destroyers-60 years page 66)
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Dec 8
1912 Greece captures Korce from the Ottomans
1914 Battle of the Falkland Islands. Royal Navy destroys German Crusier squadron.
1941 Japan invades Thailand, Dutch East Indies, Malaya, Shanghai, Hong Kong & attack Wake Island, launch air raids on Phillipines.
1949 Nationalist Chinese flee to Formosa
1912 Greece captures Korce from the Ottomans
1914 Battle of the Falkland Islands. Royal Navy destroys German Crusier squadron.
1941 Japan invades Thailand, Dutch East Indies, Malaya, Shanghai, Hong Kong & attack Wake Island, launch air raids on Phillipines.
1949 Nationalist Chinese flee to Formosa
Chukpike
Banned
December 10
1941 - Guam surrenders to Japanese.
1941 - Aircraft from USS Enterprise attack and sink Japanese Submarine I-70 north of Hawaiian Islands. A participant in the Pearl Harbor Attack, I-70 is the first Japanese combatant ship sunk during World War II.
1941 - PBY piloted by LT Utter of VP-101 shoots down Japanese ZERO in first Navy air-to-air kill during World War II.
1950 - Evacuation operations at Wonson, North Korea, completed.
1979 - First Poseidon submarine configured with Trident missiles, USS Francis Scott Key (SSBN-657) completes initial deterrent patrol.
1982 - USS Ohio (SSBN-726), first Trident-Class submarine, returns from first deterrent patrol.
1941 - Aircraft from USS Enterprise attack and sink Japanese Submarine I-70 north of Hawaiian Islands. A participant in the Pearl Harbor Attack, I-70 is the first Japanese combatant ship sunk during World War II.
1941 - PBY piloted by LT Utter of VP-101 shoots down Japanese ZERO in first Navy air-to-air kill during World War II.
1950 - Evacuation operations at Wonson, North Korea, completed.
1979 - First Poseidon submarine configured with Trident missiles, USS Francis Scott Key (SSBN-657) completes initial deterrent patrol.
1982 - USS Ohio (SSBN-726), first Trident-Class submarine, returns from first deterrent patrol.
Dec 12
627 Battle of Nineveh Byzentines defeat Persians
1677 Brandenburg's Fredrick William I takes Stettin, Poland, Danish army defeated by Swedish army near Cassel, Germany
1742 France evacuates Prague
1781 Battle of Ushant Royal Navy defeats French
1862 USS Cairo becomes 1st ship sunk by electric commanded torpedo(mine)
1937 Panay Incident Japanese aircraft sink US Gunboat USS Panay on Yangtzee River
1939 Winter War Battle of Tolvajarvi 1st big win for the Finns against the Russians. HMS Dutchess sinks after collision with HMS Barham
1941 F4F Wildcats sink 4 Japanese ships during attack on Wake Island.
627 Battle of Nineveh Byzentines defeat Persians
1677 Brandenburg's Fredrick William I takes Stettin, Poland, Danish army defeated by Swedish army near Cassel, Germany
1742 France evacuates Prague
1781 Battle of Ushant Royal Navy defeats French
1862 USS Cairo becomes 1st ship sunk by electric commanded torpedo(mine)
1937 Panay Incident Japanese aircraft sink US Gunboat USS Panay on Yangtzee River
1939 Winter War Battle of Tolvajarvi 1st big win for the Finns against the Russians. HMS Dutchess sinks after collision with HMS Barham
1941 F4F Wildcats sink 4 Japanese ships during attack on Wake Island.
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Dec 13
1636 Massachussetts Bay Colony forms 3 companys of Militia, 1st Militia in the Colonies
1643 Battle of Alton, English Civil War
1861 Battle of Camp Allegeny, Va
1862 Battle of Fredricksburg, Va
1864 Battle of Ft. McAllister, Ga. Taking Ft. McAllister gives Sherman contact with the US Navy near Savannah, Ga & a source of supplies. Ends the "March to the Sea".
1937 Nanking falls to the Japanese. The "Rape of Nanking" begins a multi day orgy of rape & murder of inhabitants.
1939 Battle of the River Plate. German Armored Ship Graff Spee engages 3 Royal Navy Cruisers off Argentina.
1636 Massachussetts Bay Colony forms 3 companys of Militia, 1st Militia in the Colonies
1643 Battle of Alton, English Civil War
1861 Battle of Camp Allegeny, Va
1862 Battle of Fredricksburg, Va
1864 Battle of Ft. McAllister, Ga. Taking Ft. McAllister gives Sherman contact with the US Navy near Savannah, Ga & a source of supplies. Ends the "March to the Sea".
1937 Nanking falls to the Japanese. The "Rape of Nanking" begins a multi day orgy of rape & murder of inhabitants.
1939 Battle of the River Plate. German Armored Ship Graff Spee engages 3 Royal Navy Cruisers off Argentina.