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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 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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27th April 1509: Entire republic of Venice excommunicated by the Pope

  • 27th April 2020
  • Tagged as: France, Holy Roman Empire, Italy, Military, Pope, Spain, Venice, War
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.historypod.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/04-27.mp3

On the 27th April 1509, Pope Julius II excommunicated the entire republic of Venice.

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9th April 1865: Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant

  • 9th April 2020
  • Tagged as: American Civil War, Civil War, Military, United States, USA
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.historypod.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/04-09.mp3

On the 9th April 1865, after four years of Civil War, approximately 630,000 deaths and over 1 million casualties, Confederate States Army General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant.

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7th March 1936: Germany remilitarises the Rhineland

  • 7th March 2020
  • Tagged as: Britain, France, Germany, Hitler, Military, Nazi, Rhineland, Treaty, Versailles

On the 7th March 1936, the German Army under control of Adolf Hitler violated international agreements by remilitarising the Rhineland.

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7th December 1941: Attack on Pearl Harbor

  • 7th December 2019
  • Tagged as: America, China, Japan, Military, Oil, Pearl Harbor, Roosevelt, Second World War, USA

At 7:48 on the morning of the 7th December 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack against the United States’ Hawaiian naval base at Pearl Harbor.

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26th April 1937: Guernica is bombed by the Nazi Condor Legion

  • 26th April 2019
  • Tagged as: Civil War, Germany, Hitler, Military, Nazi, Spain
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.historypod.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/04-26.mp3

On the afternoon of 26th April 1937, the Basque town of Guernica experienced what is seen by many as the first large-scale modern air raid against a civilian population.

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16th April 1922: Treaty of Rapallo signed by Germany and Russia

  • 16th April 2019
  • Tagged as: Diplomacy, Germany, Military, Russia, Treaty
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.historypod.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/04-16.mp3

On the 16th April 1922, former First World War enemies Germany and Russia signed the Treaty of Rapallo.

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10th February 1906: The launch of HMS Dreadnought

  • 10th February 2019
  • Tagged as: Britain, First World War, Germany, Military, Science, Ship, Technology

On the 10th February 1906 the British King, Edward VII, launched HMS Dreadnought – a revolutionary new type of battleship that made all other ships obsolete.

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29th January 1856: Victoria Cross introduced by Queen Victoria

  • 29th January 2019
  • Tagged as: England, Medal, Military, Queen Victoria, United Kingdom

On the 29th January 1856, Queen Victoria introduced the Victoria Cross to reward “most conspicuous bravery, or some daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice, or extreme devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy.”

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