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13th December 1636: The Massachusetts Bay Colony organised a formal militia, laying the foundations for the US National Guard

  • 13th December 2020
  • Tagged as: America, Army, Massachusetts, Military, Militia

Some modern-day Massachusetts National Guard regiments are able to trace their history back to the Massachusetts Bay Colony of 1636.

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26th July 1948: Truman abolished racial segregation in the US military with Executive Order 9981

  • 26th July 2020
  • Tagged as: Army, Civil Rights, Military, Racism, Second World War, Truman, United States, USA

President Harry S. Truman issued Executive Order 9981 that abolished racial segregation in the U.S. military.

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26th May 1940: Start of the Dunkirk evacuation

  • 26th May 2020
  • Tagged as: Army, Britain, Churchill, Evacuation, France, Germany, Navy, Nazi, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, Second World War

Operation Dynamo, better known as the evacuation of Dunkirk, began.

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13th April 1919: British troops commit the Amritsar Massacre

  • 13th April 2019
  • Tagged as: Amritsar, Army, Britain, Independence, India, Massacre, Nationalism, Violence

Troops from the British Indian Army committed the Amritsar Massacre when they opened fire on nonviolent protesters and pilgrims at Jallianwala Bagh.

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HistoryPod Extra: Centenary of the Easter Rising

  • 26th March 2016
  • Tagged as: Army, Britain, Ireland, Rebellion, Republic, Uprising

The armed insurrection began on Easter Monday which, due to Easter being a moveable feast as a result of its relationship to the lunar calendar, in 1916 fell on the 24th April.

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