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ON THIS DAY: NOVEMBER 15, 1916

Sir Douglas Haig’s successSuccess again is ours. On how large a scale it is yet impossible to say, for all is still confusion; ( Read more... )

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Нібито багато церков у New England зведено саме за зразком цієї каплиці. Тому й пам'ятна табличка на стіні не дивна

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grosvenor_Chapel


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On 20 October 1944 the Philippines Campaign began with American troops landing on the eastern Phillipine Island of Leyte. They rapidly took control of the beachheads, allowing General Douglas MacArthur to make a dramatic return to the Phillipines following his escape in 1942.
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The Korean War (28 September-9 October)

Having forced the North Korean forces out of Seoul, the capital of South Korea, by 27 September, the US Army then pursued the North Korean Army north. On 7 October following a UN resolution, the US forces crossed the 38th parallel, the line dividing North and South Korea. In response to the actions of the US ( Read more... )