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The American Legion
Department of Missouri, Inc.
P.O. Box 179
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 893-2353 • www.missourilegion.org
FOR GOD AND COUNTRY
JH MARKETING SERVICES
603-465-7590
Proudly Printed in the USA
October
Iwo Jima Memorial, Washington DC
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NATIONAL FALL MEETINGS - Indianapolis, IN
1845- U.S. Naval Academy opened,
Annapolis, MD
1777- 2nd Battle of Saratoga
1813- Battle of Thames
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1943- U.S. 5th Army captures Naples
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1942- U.S. defeats Japan Battle of
Cape Esperance
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Columbus Day
Navy Day
1775-US Navy established
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1940- U.S. draft registration begins
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DEPARTMENT FALL CONFERENCE - Jefferson City, MO
NATIONAL AMERICAN LEGION
COLLEGE - Indianapolis, IN
1781- Gen Cornwallis surrenders to
General Washington at Yorktown,VA
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1983- U.S. Marines and Army Rangers
invade Grenada
1962- Cuban Missile Crisis
1944- Battle of Leyte Gulf
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DEPARTMENT FALL
CONFERENCE
NATIONAL AMERICAN LEGION COLLEGE - Indianapolis, IN
Halloween
1776- Battle of White Plains, NY
1886- Statue of Liberty dedicated
1941- U.S. Destroyer Reuben James sunk
by Ge rman U-boat
November
Veterans Cemetery, Washington DC
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1941- U.S. Navy takes control of
Coast Guard
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1979- U.S. hostages taken in Iran
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1942- U.S. forces attack North Africa
and Sicily
1942- Rommel beaten in Battle of Alamein
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1989- Iron Curtain Falls; East Berlin,
Germany border opens
1775- U.S. Marine Corps formed
1989-Destruction begins on Berlin Wall
1918- Armistice signed. WWI ends
1776-British troops capture
Ft. Washington
1864-Gen Sherman begins march
to the sea
1800- Congress holds 1st session in
Washington D.C.
1941- Japanese submarines leave
for Hawaii
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1942- S.P.A.R.S established
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1863- Lincoln delivers Gettysburg Address
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1916- French defeat Germans in the
Battle of Verdun
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1944- Allied forces take
Mulhouse, St. Die, and Metz
1945- Nuremberg Trials begin
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Advent Begins
1944- U.S. B29s bomb Tokyo
Thanksgiving Day
1943- Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin
meet in Iran
1941- Japan decides final U.S. terms are
unacceptable
December
Korean War Memorial, Washington DC
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For God
And Country
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County Oratorical Contest Begins
1941- Japan issues order to bomb
Pearl Harbor
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1941- Roosevelt appeals for peace
to Hirohito
1942- U.S. bombers strike Italian mainland
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Pearl Harbor Day
1941-Japan bombs Pearl Harbor; 19
ships sunk or damaged, including USS
Arizona; 2,300 dead
1941-Japan attacks Guam
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1944-Battle of the Bulge begins
1950-US jets enter Korea
1791- Bill of Rights enacted
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First Day of Winter
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1941- The Lost Battalion, 2nd Bn, 131st
Field Artillery arrive in Australia
1941- U.S. troops surrender Wake Island
1968 - Release of USS Pueblo crew
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1941- Hungary and Bulgaria declare
war on U.S.
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1989- U.S. launches “Operation
Just Cause” in Panama
Hanukkah Begins
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County Oratorical Contest Ends
1941- Japanese landon Luzon
1937- USS Panay riverboat sunk by
Japan in China
1941- Fall of Guam
1941-US declares war on Japan
Hanukkah Ends
1814- War of 1812 officially ends
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Christmas Day
1941- U.S. declares Manila an open city
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1942-US withdrawsto Bataan
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1943-Churchill and Roosevelt meet
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Martin Luther King Jr. /
Civil Rights Day
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1944- Gen. Eisenhower named Commander in Chief - Europe
1991 - Persian Gulf War begins
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1968- USS Pueblo seized by North
Korean gunboats
1942- Hitler approves “Final Solution”
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Department HQ Closed
1919-WWI Peace Congress opens in
Versailles
1942- Japanese enter Manila
1942- Axis forces surrender Bardia
1942-Japanese attack Bataan
1945-US invades Luzon
1789-1st Presidential Election
1942 - US Carrier Saratoga torpedoed
by Japanese
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1942- Germany retakes Staritza
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District Oratorical Contest
Before January 26, 2015
1942- 1st US troops arrive in British Isles
1943- 1st all American air raid against
Germany
1973- Vietnam peace accords signed
in Paris
1973- Vietnam war ceasefire officially
in effect
1945- Cabanatuan liberated
1968-Tet Offensive begins
February
Mt. Rushmore Memorial, South Dakota
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Law & Order/Firefighter/EMT
Nominations Due @ HQ
Groundhog Day
1941- US organizes Navy into Atlantic,
Pacific & Asiatic fleets
1901- Nurse Corps Est.
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1945- US liberates Santo Tomas, Manila
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1941-USO formed
1945-Bilibid liberated
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LINCOLN PILGRIMAGE - Springfield, IL
DISTINGUISHED LEGIONNAIRE
NOMINATIONS DUE @ HQ
85% Membership Target Date
Lincoln’s Birthday
1942- Japan lands on Singapore
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Eagle Scout of the Year
Nominations Due @ HQ
16
Valentine’s Day
1973- ”Welcome Home” begins for
Vietnam War-held POWs
1943-Battle of Guadalcanal ends
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1944- Firebombing of Dresden
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Washington Conference - Washington D.C.
Department HQ Closed
Department Spring Conference
State Oratorical Contest
1898- US Battleship Maine blown up
in Havana Harbor
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Ash Wednesday
President’s Day
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1945- US Marines land on Iwo Jima
1916- Battle of Verdun begins
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Department Spring Conference
Washington’s Birthday
1836-Siege of Alamo begins
1945-US Marines raise flag
on Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima
1945-Los Banos liberated
1991-Allied ground offensive
against Iraq begins
1942- Battle of Java Sea
1991- Kuwait liberated
1945- Corregidor in US hands after
airborne assault
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Liberty Memorial, Kansas City, Missouri
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1781- Articles of Confederation adopted
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1942- USS Houston sunk off Java
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1991- Gen Schwarzkopf dictates peace
terms for Persian Gulf War
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1789- Constitution of the US is adopted
1944- US bombs Berlin for the first time
1945-1st B29s land on Iwo Jima
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1770- Boston Massacre
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90% Membership Target Date
Daylight Saving
Time Begins
1965- 1st American combat troops
land in Vietnam
1942-US troops arrive in Australia
1945- US forces “Fire Raid” Tokyo
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AMERICAN LEGION BIRTHDAY - 1919
St. Patrick’s Day
1802- US Military Academy at
West Point established
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1942- Gen MacArthur named Supreme
Commander SW Pacific
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First Day of Spring
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1865- Ft. Stedman, Virginia captured
in Civil War
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Palm Sunday
1973-Last US troops leave Vietnam
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1999 - Three American soldiers captured
in Kosovo
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1945- Iwo Jima secured
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Passover Begins
April Fool’s Day
1945-US forces invade Okinawa
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95% Membership Target Date
Easter Sunday
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1862-Battle of Shiloh begins
1965-US ground troops begin
offensive in Vietnam
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1861-Civil War begins
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1942-USS Canopus scuttled
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1945-Germans leave Hungary
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78th National Oratorical Contest - Indianapolis, IN
Passover Ends
1865-Civil War Ends
1942-Fall of Bataan
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1951-Truman recalls MacArthur, Gen Van
Fleet is new 8th Army Commander
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National Oratorical Contest
Orthodox Easter
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Department HQ Closed
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For God
And Country
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1775- Paul Revere begins his famous ride
1942- Doolittle’s air raid on Tokyo
Taxes Due
1743- Thomas Jefferson Born
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Administrative Professionals Day
1775-Revolutionary War begins
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Earth Day
1953-Operation Little Switch begins
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28
1944-US captures Hollandia
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National Spring Meetings Indianapolis, IN
1943-US bombs Attu Island harbors
1945- Mussolini captured and killed
1945- Liberation of Stalag 7 A
1945- Liberation of Dachau
1945- Hitler commits suicide
1975- Fall of Saigon
National Arbor Day
1898- Spanish-American War begins
May
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National Spring Meetings - Indianapolis, IN
1945-Americans liberated at
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1896- US Marines land in Corinto Nicaragua
to protect US citizens during revolution
1945-Germans surrender in Italy
1945-Liberation of Luft 1, Barth
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TRUMAN BIRTHDAY
Department HQ Closed
National Spring Meetings - Indianapolis, IN
TRUMAN PILGRIMAGE - Independence, MO
National Day of Prayer
1942- Battle of Coral Sea begins
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1942- Fall of Corregidor
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VE Day
1945- Germany Surrenders
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100% Membership Target Date
Mother’s Day
1945- U.S. launches Okinawa offensive
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1945- Germans surrender on Crete
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1942- US breaks code for Midway attack
19
1945- U.S. completes invasion plan
of Japan
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45th Annual Cadet Patrol
Academy - Jefferson City, MO
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National Maritime Day
1944- U.S. campaign in Admiralty
Islands ends
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Armed Forces Day
1942- W.A.A.C established
1944- Allies begin offensive from
Anzio, Italy
1891-American Red Cross founded
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Memorial Day
1940- Evacuation of Allied troops from
Dunkirk,France
1863- 1st black regiment leaves Boston
to fight in the Civil War
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June
Flags, with the names of victims of 9-11, St. Louis Art Museum, MO
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45th Annual Cadet Patrol Academy - Jefferson City, MO
D Day
1942- Battle of Midway begins
1944- U.S. takes Valmontone, Italy
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1918-Battle of Belleau Wood begins
1944- Allied troops land on the beaches
of Normandy, France
1944-Rome falls to Allied Forces
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97th Session of Missouri Boys
State - Warrensburg, MO
1942- Japanese retreat in Battle of Midway
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1943- Lampedusa Island taken by Allies
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97th Session of Missouri Boys State - Warrensburg, MO
Flag Day
1775-U.S. Army founded
1777-Stars and Stripes first published
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Father’s Day
First Day of Summer
28
1950- Seoul falls; US planes and warships
ordered to defend South Korea
1775-Washington named
Commander in Chief
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1948- U.S. Airlifts supplies into
West Berlin
1944- GI Bill of Rights signed
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1945- Japanese begin surrendering
on Okinawa
1775 - Battle of Bunker Hill
1944 - US Infantry lands on Saipan
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1945- United Nations established
1950- North Korea invades South Korea
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Independence Day
1863- Battle at Gettysburg begins
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1943- Japanese bomb Americans on
Rendova Island
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1802- U.S. Military Academy at
West Point opened
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97th Department Convention - Springfield, MO
1944- Chuck Williams shot down
and captured
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97th Department Convention Springfield, MO
1945- U.S. and UK troops enter Berlin
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1950- MacArthur named Supreme
Commander in Korea
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1797- Frigate United States launched
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1790- Washington, D.C. chosen
nation’s Capitol
1945- 1st atomic explosion at
Los Alamos
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1944- US establishes beachheads
on Guam
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Parents’ Day
1955- U.S. Air Force Academy dedicated
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1775 - First Army Hospital est.
1953- Korean War Armistice signed
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1876- Coast Guard Academy founded
August
Original Homestead, Reynolds County, Missouri
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1944- U.S. forces enter Brittany
1945- U.S. Navy blockades Japan
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1945- Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki
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1777- Americans win Battle of Bennington
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1944- Romania surrenders, joins Allies
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1790- U.S. Coast Guard established
1942- W.A.V.E.S established
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1942- U.S. Bombers raid Rouen, France
1943- Allies gain control of Sicily
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1953- Operation Big Switch begins
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1898- Spanish-American War ends
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1945- 1st atomic bomb dropped
on Hiroshima
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1961- Berlin divided into East and West
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1942- U.S. Marines land on Guadalcanal
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1945- Japan unconditionally surrenders
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1961- Construction begins on Berlin Wall
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1812- USS Constitution defeats
British Guerriera
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97th National Convention - Baltimore, MD
1862 - Confederates win 2nd Battle
of Bull Run
1943- US air raid over Ploesti, Rumania;
110 POWs taken
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For God
And Country
1921- U.S. signs peace treaty
with Germany
1920- 19th Amendment Ratified
1944- Eisenhower, Bradley enter Paris
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Missouri State Capitol Building, Jefferson City, MO
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be raised on
these days
September
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For God
And Country
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97th National Convention - Baltimore, MD
VJ Day
1945- Japan formally surrenders,
ending WWII
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1783- Treaty of Paris ends
Revolutionary War
1943- Allied forces invade Italy
1774- 1st Continental Congress convenes
in Philadelphia
1914 - 1st Battle of the Marne
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Department HQ Closed
Patriot Day
1814- Americans win Battle of Lake
Champlain
2001-America attacked by terrorists
Labor Day
1940- London suffers 1st air blitz
13
Grandparent’s Day
Rosh Hashana
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14
1944- 8th Air Corps Kassel mission
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Yom Kippur
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1781- American troops begin siege of
Yorktown Heights
16
1940- US Selective Service Bill
becomes law
1814- “The Star Spangled Banner”
written by POW Francis Scott Key
1797- USS Constitution launched
27
1892- “Pledge of Allegiance” first published
23
First Day of Autumn
29
1943- US and Italy sign armistice
30
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1787- Constitution of the United States
was signed
1862- Battle of Antietam
1814- Battle of North Point
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1777- Americans win 1st Battle
of Saratoga
1957- 1st US underground nuclear
test conducted
1793- Cornerstone of US Capitol laid
1947-US Air Force established
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1960- USS Enterprise 1st nuclear
powered aircraft carrier launched
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1943- U.S. 5th Army captures Naples
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National Fall Meetings - Indianapolis, IN
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1845- U.S. Naval Academy opened,
Annapolis, MD
1777- 2nd Battle of Saratoga
1813- Battle of Thames
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National Fall Meetings - Indianapolis, IN
Columbus Day
1942- U.S. defeats Japan Battle of
Cape Esperance
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Navy Day
1775-US Navy established
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1940- U.S. draft registration begins
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Fall Conference - Jefferson City, MO
National American Legion
College - Indianapolis, IN
1781- Gen Cornwallis surrenders to
General Washington at Yorktown,VA
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1962- Cuban Missile Crisis
1944- Battle of Leyte Gulf
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Fall Conference
Halloween
1983- U.S. Marines and Army Rangers
invade Grenada
1776- Battle of White Plains, NY
1886- Statue of Liberty dedicated
1941- U.S. Destroyer Reuben James sunk
by Ge rman U-boat
Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, DC
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Daylight Saving Time Ends
All Saints Day
1952- U.S. explodes 1st hydrogen bomb
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1941- U.S. Navy takes control of
Coast Guard
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1979- U.S. hostages taken in Iran
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1942- Rommel beaten in Battle of Alamein
Department HQ Closed
1942- U.S. forces attack North Africa
and Sicily
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1916- French defeat Germans in the
Battle of Verdun
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1989- Iron Curtain Falls; East Berlin,
Germany border opens
16
1776-British troops capture
Ft. Washington
1864-Gen Sherman begins march
to the sea
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1775- U.S. Marine Corps formed
1989-Destruction begins on Berlin Wall
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1800- Congress holds 1st session in
Washington D.C.
24
Veteran’s Day
1918- Armistice signed. WWI ends
18
1941- Japanese submarines leave
for Hawaii
25
Department HQ Closes @ Noon
1944- Allied forces take
Mulhouse, St. Die, and Metz
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1942- S.P.A.R.S established
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Advent Begins
1941- Japan decides final U.S. terms are
unacceptable
1944- U.S. B29s bomb Tokyo
1945- Nuremberg Trials begin
1863- Lincoln delivers Gettysburg Address
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1943- Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin
meet in Iran
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1941- Japan issues order to bomb
Pearl Harbor
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And Country
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1942- U.S. bombers strike Italian mainland
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12
Pearl Harbor Day
Hanukkah Begins
1941- Roosevelt appeals for peace
to Hirohito
13
1941- Hungary and Bulgaria declare
war on U.S.
20
1941-Japan bombs Pearl Harbor; 19
ships sunk or damaged, including USS
Arizona; 2,300 dead
1941-Japan attacks Guam
14
Hanukkah Ends
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1937- USS Panay riverboat sunk by
Japan in China
1941- Fall of Guam
1941-US declares war on Japan
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1944-Battle of the Bulge begins
1950-US jets enter Korea
1791- Bill of Rights enacted
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Department HQ Closes @ Noon
Department HQ Closed
1814- War of 1812 officially ends
Christmas Day
First Day of Winter
1989- U.S. launches “Operation
Just Cause” in Panama
27
1941- Japanese landon Luzon
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1941- The Lost Battalion, 2nd Bn, 131st
Field Artillery arrive in Australia
1941- U.S. troops surrender Wake Island
1968 - Release of USS Pueblo crew
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Department HQ Closes @ Noon
New Year’s Eve
1941- U.S. declares Manila an open city
1946- President Truman officially
proclaims end of WWII
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