MY DATES IN HISTORY Flashcards
Lindberg crosses the Atlantic
May 21, 1927
Selma bridge crossing
March 7, 1965
The Selma to Montgomery marches were three protest marches, held in 1965, along the 54-mile (87 km) highway from Selma, Alabama, to the state capital of Montgomery. The marches were organized by nonviolent activists to demonstrate the desire of African-American citizens to exercise their constitutional right to vote, in defiance of segregationist repression;
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Dec 7, 1941
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
The bombing killed more than 2,300 Americans. It completely destroyed the American battleship U.S.S. Arizona and capsized the U.S.S. Oklahoma. The attack sank or beached a total of twelve ships and damaged nine others. 160 aircraft were destroyed and 150 others damaged. The attack took the country by surprise, especially the ill-prepared Pearl Harbor base.
Why is it called D-day
D just stands for “”day”
For example, D+2 meant two days after D-Day, while H-1 referred to one hour before H-Hour. These terms allowed units to effectively coordinate their operations ahead of time even when they didn’t know their actual start date, and they also provided flexibility in the event that the launch day shifted.
What and when was D-day?
June 6, 1944
Allied invasion of Normandy
Continued through mid July
Strength:
1,332,000 (by 24 July)
Casualties and losses
by 24 July:
≈120,000 casualties
Japanese surrender WWII
Sept 2, 1945
German surrender WWII
Sept 2, 1945
Describe German surrender
On this day in 1945, Gen. Alfred Jodl, representing the German High Command, signed a document unconditionally surrendering all German military forces, to take effect the following day, thereby all but ending World War II in Europe
Describe Japanese surrender WWII
The surrender of Imperial Japan was announced by Japanese Emperor Hirohito on August 15 and formally signed on September 2, 1945, bringing the hostilities of World War II to a close
Battle of Trafalgar
Oct 21, 1805
The Battle of Trafalgar was a naval engagement fought by the British Royal Navy against the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies during the War of the Third Coalition.
The victory confirmed the naval supremacy Britain had established during the course of the eighteenth century, and was achieved in part through Nelson’s departure from prevailing naval tactical orthodoxy.[4]
Battle of Antietam
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Battle of Antietam
Sept. 17, 1862
Lee v. McClellan
the first field army–level engagement in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War to take place on Union soil. It was the bloodiest day in American history, with a combined tally of 22,717 dead, wounded, or missing.[8][9]
