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26th March 1945: Battle of Iwo Jima officially ends

26th March 2021
Tagged as: America, Japan, Marines, Second World War, USA, War in the Pacific

At 9am on the 26^th March 1945, the Battle of Iwo Jima ended as US Marines officially secured the island from the Japanese Imperial Army during the War in the Pacific.

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13th August 1918: Opha May Johnson becomes the first woman to enlist in the US Marine Corps

13th August 2020
Tagged as: America, First World War, Marines, Military, United States, Women

Johnson was 40 years old when she enlisted, and her extensive clerical and stenographical experience made her a perfect fit for the role.

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26th March 1945: Battle of Iwo Jima officially ends

13th August 1918: Opha May Johnson becomes the first woman to enlist in the US Marine Corps

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21st June 1919: The German High Seas naval fleet is scuttled at Scapa Flow

HistoryPod Extra: The Myth of Gavrilo Princip’s Sandwich

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

2nd August 1934: Hitler becomes Führer after President Hindenburg dies

31st January 1983: It became compulsory for drivers in the UK to wear a seat belt

30th January 1649: Execution of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland outside the Banqueting House in London

29th January 1942: Desert Island Discs, the longest-running radio show in the UK, first broadcast

28th January 1986: NASA Space Shuttle orbiter Challenger breaks apart 73 seconds after launch from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida

28th June 1914 & 1919: Trigger and end of the First World War

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland

8th July 1932: Dow Jones falls to lowest point in the Great Depression

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