The Real Dave Newton

🗓️ On This Day: AUG 31, 1997
🕊️ 1997 – Princess Diana dies in a Paris car crash.

While not a military figure, Diana was an outspoken advocate for global demining efforts and veterans' causes. Her high-profile campaign against landmines brought unprecedented attention to the issue, especially in former war zones like Angola and Bosnia. Just months before her death, she visited active minefields to raise awareness. Her influence helped push momentum toward the 1997 Ottawa Treaty to ban anti-personnel mines.

#PrincessDiana #Landmines #Veterans #OnThisDay

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The Real Dave Newton

🗓️ On This Day: AUG 30, 1945
🇯🇵 1945 – Gen. Douglas MacArthur arrives in Japan.

He assumed command of the Allied occupation. MacArthur’s leadership helped reshape postwar Japan politically and economically.

#WWII #OccupationOfJapan #MacArthur #OnThisDay

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The Real Dave Newton

🗓️ On This Day: AUG 29, 2005
🌪️ 2005 – Hurricane Katrina strikes Gulf Coast.

One of the deadliest natural disasters in U.S. history. The National Guard and active military played a key role in relief and rescue efforts.

#HurricaneKatrina #DisasterResponse #OnThisDay

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The Real Dave Newton

🗓️ On This Day: AUG 28, 1862
⚔️ 1862 – Second Battle of Bull Run begins.

Confederate forces under General Lee defeated Union troops in Virginia, setting the stage for the Maryland Campaign and Antietam.

#CivilWar #BullRun #OnThisDay

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The Real Dave Newton

🗓️ On This Day: AUG 27, 1776
🪖 1776 – Battle of Long Island: British victory.

The largest battle of the American Revolutionary War. Washington’s forces were outmaneuvered but escaped, preserving the Continental Army.

#RevolutionaryWar #LongIsland #OnThisDay

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The Real Dave Newton

🗓️ On This Day: AUG 26, 1945
🕊️ 1945 – Japan surrenders in China to Chiang Kai-shek.

This marked the end of Japanese occupation in China, setting the stage for postwar civil conflict between Chinese Nationalists and Communists.

#WWII #China #JapaneseSurrender #OnThisDay

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The Real Dave Newton

🗓️ On This Day: AUG 25, 1944
🎉 1944 – Paris liberated by Allied forces.

After four years under Nazi occupation, Free French and Allied troops entered Paris to a hero’s welcome. It was a symbolic and strategic victory.

#WWII #LiberationOfParis #OnThisDay

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The Real Dave Newton

🗓️ On This Day: AUG 24, 1814
🔥 1814 – British troops burn Washington D.C.

During the War of 1812, British forces torched the Capitol and White House. The attack was retaliation for American actions in Canada.

#WarOf1812 #WashingtonBurning #OnThisDay

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The Real Dave Newton

🗓️ On This Day: AUG 23, 1942
⚔️ 1942 – Battle of Stalingrad begins.

One of the largest and deadliest battles in history. It marked a turning point on the Eastern Front as the Soviets halted the German advance.

#WWII #Stalingrad #EasternFront #OnThisDay

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The Real Dave Newton

🗓️ On This Day: AUG 22, 1864
🩺 1864 – First Geneva Convention signed.

An international agreement to protect wounded soldiers and medical personnel during war. This marked a major step forward in humanitarian law.

#GenevaConvention #MilitaryLaw #OnThisDay

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