1876:
Federal troops are sent to South Carolina.
1898:
Marine Barracks are established at Naval Station, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
1917:
The Bainsizza Plateau is evacuated. The Germans claim 60,000 prisoners and 500 guns.
1922:
The first landing aboard an underway carrier, the USS Langley, takes place off Cape Henry, VA.
1942:
The last U.S. carrier manufactured before America's entry into World War II, the
Hornet, is damaged so extensively by Japanese war planes in the Battle of Santa Cruz that it must be abandoned.
1942:
The Battle of the Santa Cruz Island gives U.S pilots control of the skies above Guadalcanal.
1950:
The U.S. 1st Marine Division, under X Corps, landed at Wonsan.
1950:
The ROK 1st and 6th ROK Infantry Divisions captured the first Chinese prisoners of the Korean War. The prisoners reported that the units of the Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) 40th and 56th Army had crossed into Korea in the past two weeks. The ROK 6th Infantry Division reached the Yalu River at Chosan.
1955:
Ngo Dinh Diem declares that pursuant to the wishes of the South Vietnamese people, as evidenced in a national referendum a few days before, the Republic of Vietnam is now in existence and that he will serve as the nations first president.
1972:
Henry Kissinger declares "Peace is at hand" in Vietnam.
