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- The Battle of Midway was a naval battle in the Pacific Theater of ... The battle was a decisive victory for the Americans, widely regarded ...42 KB (6,566 words) - 10:16, 22 September 2023
- was a Fleet Admiral and Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet of the Imperial ... in Washington D.C., had an understanding of American character and a profound ...45 KB (7,129 words) - 05:57, 11 March 2024
- The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike on the United ... The attack was one of the most important engagements of World War ...60 KB (9,048 words) - 18:23, 21 August 2023
- The Battle of Leyte Gulf, also known as the Second Battle of the Philippine ... The "Battle" of Leyte Gulf was actually a campaign consisting ...48 KB (7,546 words) - 10:05, 22 September 2023
- The Battle for Henderson Field, also known as the Battle of Henderson ... perimeter, which guarded Henderson Field on Guadalcanal, that had been ...46 KB (6,816 words) - 11:29, 20 September 2023
- a period referred to as the Golden Age of Piracy. His best known vessel ... It was reported in the General History of the Pirates that he had hemp ...25 KB (4,026 words) - 23:53, 12 February 2024
- - January 10, 1961) was an American author of hardboiled detective novels ... distinguished by an unsentimental portrayal of crime, violence, and sex. Pioneered ...19 KB (2,838 words) - 22:25, 25 January 2024
- The Guadalcanal campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal ... the war. The campaign marked the beginning of the transition by Allied forces ...54 KB (8,339 words) - 09:45, 22 September 2023
- ruled empires that dominated large portions of Europe and the Asia-Pacific ... On September 18, 1931, Manchuria was an object of Japanese invasion ...31 KB (4,510 words) - 07:22, 23 August 2023
- It was initially created as the Badge of Military Merit by General George ... Designed by Washington in the form of a purple heart, it was intended ...23 KB (3,569 words) - 00:25, 3 December 2022
- was a major war fought between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan ... in 1937 and ended only with the surrender of Japan in 1945. The war was ...68 KB (9,889 words) - 17:42, 25 January 2023
- gun-armed and most heavily armored classes of warships built from the mid ... The origin of the battleship can be found in the Great ships built ...59 KB (9,033 words) - 22:12, 16 January 2022
- The date commonly given for the start of the war is September 1, 1939 ... The Allies were initially made up of Poland, the British Empire, France ...70 KB (11,168 words) - 13:51, 20 May 2023
- American statesman, who served as Secretary of War, Governor-General of the ... that afforded many contacts for the rest of his life. He graduated from ...14 KB (1,981 words) - 15:41, 25 January 2023
- or 日本海軍 Nippon Kaigun), officially Navy of the Greater Japanese ... During World War I, a force of Japanese destroyers supported the Allies ...62 KB (9,133 words) - 16:43, 12 February 2024
- – April 12, 1945) was the 32nd president of the United States, the longest ... A child of economic and social privilege, he overcame a crippling ...67 KB (10,424 words) - 05:13, 9 April 2024
- The City of Manila (Filipino: Lungsod ng Maynila), or simply Manila ... to the flowering mangrove plant that grew on the marshy shores of the bay ...50 KB (7,354 words) - 02:55, 6 November 2022
- He first came to prominence with a series of radio news broadcasts during ... A pioneer of television news broadcasting, Murrow's work continued ...32 KB (5,062 words) - 23:47, 12 February 2024
- under equipped police force, in 1948, to one of the world's most advanced ... South Korea maintains one of the largest standing armies in the world ...22 KB (3,202 words) - 10:59, 10 March 2023
- an American college football coach and owner of 323 victories. He was best ... large part because he instilled the virtues of self-sacrifice, hard work and ...18 KB (2,706 words) - 03:11, 26 September 2023
