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May 8, 1945: WW2: Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day) declared, marking the end of World War 2 in Europe
In History Today: Quick Bites Of Historical Events
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May 7 1945 WW2 Nazi Germany surrendered Allied forces Supreme Headquarter Allied Expeditionary Force
May 6, 1945, in history: World War 2: the destroyer escort USS Farquhar destroyed the German U-881
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May 6, 1945: WW2: 16th Armored Division of General Patton's Third Army captured Czech city of Plzeň
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May 5 1945 in history: WW2 U.S. soldiers renegade German troops repelled attack Castle Itter Austria
May 4, 1945 in history WW2 German forces northwest Germany surrendered British effective May 5 08:00
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WW2 History: USS Enterprise Known "Big E," one most decorated U.S. ships many battles in the Pacific
WW2: June 6 1944 D-Day: British troops landed Gold Beach achieved objectives linking US forces Omaha
WW2: June 6, 1944: D-Day, Juno Beach 3rd Canadian Infantry Division & 2nd Armored Brigade secured
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May 3, 1945, in history: World War 2: British forces captured Hamburg, Germany
May 1, 1945 WW2 BBC interrupted its programs to announce German surrender in Italy
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WW2: June 6, 1944 D-Day landings Gold Beach less heavily defended Omaha resistance German troops
May 1, 1945 WW2 "Chow Hound" mission by the US Eighth Air Force dropped rations to Dutch civilians
Battle of Gettysburg, fought on July 1-3, 1863, was the deadliest battle of the Civil War
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WW2: June 6, 1944 D-Day: Canadian forces landed at Juno Beach and faced heavy German resistance
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WW2: Battle of the Coral Sea May 4-8, 1942 1st major naval engagement between the U.S. and Japan
D-Day: WW2: Allied invasion Normandy began at 6:30 AM on June 6, 1944 airborne naval bombardment
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November 19, 1863, in history: Civil War: President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address
April 27, 1944 WW2 US 4th Infantry Division landed England "Exercise Tiger" pre-D-Day rehearsal
World War 2 Tech: RADAR key technology the Battle of Britain, early detection of German aircraft.
April 24, 1945, in history: WW2: U.S. Navy sank the German U-boat U-546 in the North Atlantic
World War 2: Battle of Moscow pivotal moment in WW2, marking 1st major defeat of the German army
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April 21, 1945, in history: World War 2: US Fifth Army and Polish II Corps captured Bologna, Italy
April 20, 1945 WW2 Capture of Nuremberg: US Seventh Army captured Nuremberg Germany American flag
April 19th, 1943, in history: World War 2: the Warsaw Ghetto uprising began
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April 18, 1942, in history: World War 2: Doolittle Raid- 1st Attack on Japanese mainland
April 17, 1944 WW2: the Royal Navy & RAF D-Day preparations by laying mines in the English Channel
April 16, 1945 WW2 Soviet Union launched a major offensive to capture Berlin, encircling the city
April 14, 1944 WW2: Operation Overlord: RAF & US Eighth & Ninth Air Forces General Dwight Eisenhower
April 13th, 1861 Civil War Surrender Fort Sumter In History Today: Quick Bites Of Historical Events
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P-51 Mustang Vintage Footage WW2 & History Tidbits
Battle of Okinawa: Hacksaw Ridge battleground Desmond Doss medic who refused to carry a gun
April 9, 1940, in history: WW2 Germany launched Operation Weserübung invading Denmark and Norway.
WW2 USS Lexington (CV-2) "Lady Lex" commissioned 1927 sunk during Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942
WW2 Battle of Okinawa Japanese Resistance: Japanese forces determined to hold the island at any cost
Operation Iceberg: The Allied invasion of Okinawa was codename Operation Iceberg Battle of Okinawa:
The Battle of Okinawa: The dates: The battle took place between April 1st to June 22nd, 1945
April 1, 1945, in history: WW2 Battle of Okinawa aka Operation Iceberg began US Tenth Army
April 3, 1865: Civil War: Union forces captured Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate capital
April 3, 1945 WW2 General MacArthur command land forces & Admiral Nimitz sea forces invasion Japan
April 3, 1945 WW2 Ninth United States Army captured Münster Germany Quick Bites Of History
April 2, 1917 WW1 President Woodrow Wilson message Congress requesting declaration of war Germany
April 1, 1945: WW2: THE BATTLE OF OKINAWA: US forces Tenth Army began the invasion of Okinawa
March 29, 1945: WW2: US Third Army General George S. Patton captured Frankfurt Germany
March 28 1918 WWI German forces launched Operation Michael, attacking France German Spring Offensive
March 27, 1945 in history WW2 German submarine U-722, a Type VIIC U-boat, was sunk by depth charges
March 26, 1945 WW2 Battle of Iwo Jima officially ended US victory
March 18, 1940 World War 2: Hitler & Mussolini met Brenner Pass Italy's potential entry into the war
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March 24, 1944 WW2: GREAT ESCAPE: 76 Allied prisoners escaped Stalag Luft 3 Nazi German POW camp
Battle of Verdun Western Front France February 21 to December 18, 1916 longest battle of World War I
March 23rd, 1945, WW2 Allies launched Operation Plunder & Operation Varsity parachute & glider
March 17, 1865: Civil War: plot to kidnap President Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth was aborted
March 22, 1945 WW2: Third Army General George Patton crossed the Rhine catching German troops
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March 20 1942 WW2 General Douglas MacArthur evacuate Philippines vow I came through & I shall return
March 19, 1945: WW2: Adolf Hitler issued a scorched-earth directive known as "Nero Decree"
March 18th, 1945, WW2: US Eighth Air Force launched bombing raid Berlin dropping 3,000 tons of bombs
March 3, 1863, Civil War Military Draft: President Abraham Lincoln signed 1st national conscription
March 16, 1945 WW2 Japanese kamikaze damaged U.S. TF 58 aircraft carriers Essex Enterprise Franklin
March 15, 1861 Civil War President Lincoln convened cabinet to decide whether resupply Fort Sumter
March 14, 1945 WW2 Nazi German submarine U-714 was sunk by depth charges
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March 13, 1918, WW1: Battle of Bakhmach: Czechoslovak Legion repelled German forces in Ukraine
March 12, 1938 WW2 German troops entered Austria, annexation (Anschluss) Austria into Nazi Germany
Confederate delegates Montgomery Alabama approved Constitution of the Confederate States of America
March 5, 1943 in history WW2: Allied bombing campaign "Battle of the Ruhr" RAF raid Essen, Germany
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WW2 Japanese conducted reconnaissance "Operation K" 2 Kawanishi H8K flying boats bombed Pearl Harbor
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Battle of the Java Sea 02/27/1942 WW2 decisive Japanese victory sinking of the USS Langley aircraft
Battle of Los Angeles February 25 1942 WW2 US military fired anti-aircraft guns unidentified objects
February 24 1917 WW1 Zimmermann Telegram revealed Germany's plan ally with/ Mexico against the U.S.
02/22/1944 WW2 U.S. secured Eniwetok Atoll mark capture Marshall Islands 1st Japan lost territory
02/19/1945 WW2 Marines invaded Japanese Iwo Jima start of Battle of Iwo Jima Pacific theater
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02/18/1943 Nazi regime arrest Hans & Sophie Scholl White Rose resistance group fight Nazi oppression
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02/13/1945 WW2 Allied bombing raid Dresden heavy bombers Royal Air Force & U.S. 8th Air Force B-17s
February 11, 1944, in history WW2 US 357th Fighter Group flew its first combat mission P-51 Mustangs
February 10, 1942 in history: WW2 Japanese military successfully took Borneo valuable oil fields
February 9 1942 in history World War 2 United States federal government enacted Daylight Saving Time
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February 6 1945 WW2 Gen Douglas MacArthur announced capture Manila liberation 5,000 prisoners of war
02/05/1865 Civil War Battle Hatcher's Run began Petersburg Campaign Ulysses S. Grant 8th Offensive
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February 4 1945 WW2 Yalta Conference Roosevelt Churchill Stalin met discuss postwar Nazi Germany
February 3 1917 WWI Pres. Wilson announced US severe relations Germany declaration submarine warfare
January 31 1943 in history WW2 Field Marshal Friedrich Paulus 6th Army surrendered Soviet Red Army
January 30 1862 Civil War USS Monitor launched 1st ironclad ship US Navy & 1st rotating gun turret
01/29/1943 WW2 Battle of Rennell Island Japanese aircraft launched attack Task Force 18 USS Chicago
January 27 1945 history WW2 Soviet troops liberated concentration camp International Remembrance Day
January 25 1945 WW2 Battle of Bulge Hitler's last major offensive Western Front ended Allied victory
January 24 1942 WW2 Battle of Balikpapan marked 1st US naval surface engagement Spanish-American War
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January 23 1865 in history Civil War Battle Trent's Reach James River Squadron Fort Brady Ulysses S.
January 22, 1944, in history: WW2: Allies launched amphibious landing Anzio Italy Operation Shingle
On January 16 1945 WW2 Adolf Hitler Führerbunker final 105 days of life New Reich Chancellery Nazi
January 14 1942: WW2: Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Proclamation No. 2537 "enemy aliens" register
January 11, 1944: WW2: TBF Avenger aircraft USS Block Island 1st aircraft rocket attack German U-758
January 10 1945 WW2 US P38 Lightning fighter shot down Japanese balloon bomb Tule Lake Detention CA
January 9, 1941 WW2 Hitler convened conference with his generals discuss plans invade Soviet Union
January 8, 1815 in history: U.S. General Andrew Jackson defeated Great Britain Battle of New Orleans
September 1, 1939, in history WWII German Invasion of Poland blitzkrieg tactics Adolf Hitler invaded
August 31, 1864, in history: Civil War: Confederates evacuated Atlanta before Union William Sherman
August 27, 1776, in history Washington Defeated! General Howe defeated Washington Battle Long Island
August 26, 1346, in history: Battle of Crécy: Hundred Years' War: Edward III defeated the French
August 25 1944 in history Paris liberated WWII Paris was liberated Free French 2nd Armoured Division
August 24, 1814, in history: Washington, D.C. captured! War of 1812 British captured Washington D.C.
August 23, 1305, in history: William Wallace executed William Wallace was executed treason in London
August 22, 1485, in history: Wars of the Roses ended Henry Tudor defeated Richard III Battle of
August 14, 1941, in history: WWII: Roosevelt and Churchill issued the Atlantic Charter
August 13 1521 in history Spanish conquistador Cortés captured Tenochtitlán 93day siege Aztec empire
August 11 1943 in history WWII Germans & Italians begin 6day evacuation 100,000 soldiers from Sicily
August 9, 1945, in history: WWII: 2nd atomic bomb "Fat Man" dropped Nagasaki Japan airplane Bockscar
August 7, 1942, in history WWII Allies seized airfield Guadalcanal 1st major Pacific theatre Marines
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August 6, 1945 in history: WWII Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima United States B-29 bomber Enola Gay
August 4, 1914, in history: WWI: In response German invasion Great Britain declared war on Germany
August 3, 1914, in history: World War I: Germany declared war on France
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August 2, 1990, in history: Iraq, under Saddam Hussein, invaded Kuwait and began the Gulf War
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July 30, 1945, in history: World War II Japanese submarine sunk USS Indianapolis atomic bombs sharks
July 28, 1914, in history: World War I begins. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia
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Pearl Harbor Speech Day of Infamy speech by President Roosevelt WWII date which will live in infamy
July 25, 1814, in history War of 1812 British halted U.S. advance into Canada Battle of Lundy's Lane
July 24, 1917, in history: Mata Hari's trial Begins. Mata Hari was accused of being spy for Germany
July 22, 1943, in history WW2 Patton’s Seventh Army took Palermo Allied forces foothold invade Italy
July 21, 1798, in history: Napoleon's Army used massive divisional square at Battle of the Pyramids
July 19, 1944, in history: World War 2 Battle of Verrières Ridge began part of Battle of Normandy
July 18, 1925, in history: Mein Kampf was first published written by Adolf Hitler
July 16 1945 in history TRINITY TEST United States tested 1st atomic bomb near Alamogordo New Mexico
July 13, 1940 in history Hitler issues Directive No. 15 outlining Operation Sea Lion German invasion
July 8, 1950, in history: Douglas MacArthur appointed commander of United Nations forces Korean War
July 6, 1942, in history: Anne Frank & family went into hiding Amsterdam and lived in a secret annex
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HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!! Fireworks & The Star-Spangled Banner our National anthem 07/04/24
July 4, 1776, in history: Declaration of Independence approved by Second Continental Congress
July 3, 1863 in history: American Civil War Battle of Gettysburg ended after 3 days intense fighting
June 28, 1914, in history: Archduke Ferdinand & Sophie were assassinated and led to World War 1
June 27, 1862, in history: General Robert E. Lee attacked Union troops 1st Battle of Cold Harbor
June 25, 1950, in history: North Korea crossed 38th parallel invaded South Korea UN passed UNSCR 82
June 23, 1942, in history: WW2: German fighter FW190 captured by the Allies
June 22 1941 in history: WWII Germany violated German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact of 1939 Soviet Union
June 21 1945 in history: WWII: Japanese forces defeated Okinawa before assault Japan's main islands
June 18 1812 in history U.S. President James Madison signed declaration war Great Britain War 1812
June 15, 1775 in history: George Washington named commander in chief colonies Continental Congress
June 14, 1940 in history: WWII German forces entered Paris beginning 4yr occupation of the city
June 6, 1944, in history: WWII Allied armada led by U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower began “D-Day”.
June 5, 1967, in history: the Six-Day War started. Israel staged a preemptive air assault
