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USS PUWBLO CAPTURED ON THIS DAY IN 1968

On 50th anniversary of capture by North Korea, USS Pueblo crew still feels scars | Fox News

On January 23, 1968, the USS Pueblo, a Navy intelligence vessel,
was  engaged in a routine surveillance of the North Korean coast
when it is intercepted by North Korean patrol boats. According to
U.S. reports, the Pueblo was in international waters almost 16
miles from shore, but the North Koreans turned their guns on
the lightly armed vessel and demanded its surrender.

The Pueblo was boarded and taken to Wonson. There, the 83-man
crew was bound and blindfolded and transported to Pyongyang,
where they were charged with spying within North Korea’s 12-
mile territorial limit and imprisoned. It was the biggest crisis in
two years of increased tension and minor skirmishes between
the United States and
North Korea.

Opinion | Remember the Pueblo! - The New York Times

Why North Korea still shows off the US spy ship it captured in a deadly attack more than 50 ...
The crew of USS Pueblo at a press conference in North
Korea in 1968.
(Korea News Service via AP Images)

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY IN 1941

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Pearl Harbor Headline 1941./Nthe Front Page Of The Los Angeles Times, 8 December 1941 ...

The Aftermath: Pearl Harbor After The Attack | Pearl Harbor Org
On December 8, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt
delivered his "Day of Infamy" speech before a joint
session of Congress.


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The Surprise Attack on Pearl Harbor

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US NAVAL ACADEMY OPENED IN 1845

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The United States Naval Academy opened in Annapolis,
Maryland, with 50 midshipmen students and seven
professors. Known as the Naval School until 1850,
the curriculum included mathematics and navigation,
gunnery and steam, chemistry, English, natural
philosophy, and French.

The Naval School officially became the U.S. Naval Academy
in 1850, and a new curriculum went into effect, requiring
midshipmen to study at the academy for four years and to
train aboard ships each summer—the basic format that
remains at the academy to this day.

October 10, 1845: US Navy Academy is founded | History 101

October 10, 1845: US Navy Academy is founded | History 101

Three US Navy Academy football players 'sexually assaulted female midshipman after night of ...

From sailing school to international institution, Naval Academy's past is one for the history ...

The Trident: 169 Years of the U.S. Naval Academy: Proud Past … Bright Future

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THE WORD WAS … “THEY GOT HIM” IN 2011

Inside the raid that killed Osama bin Laden

Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the September 11,
20011, terrorist attacks
in the United States, was killed by U.S.
forces during a raid on his compound hideout in Pakistan.

The notorious, 54-year-old leader of Al Qaeda, the terrorist
network of Islamic extremists,
had been the target of a nearly
decade-long international manhunt.

The raid began around 1 a.m. local time (4 p.m. EST on May 1,
2011 in the United States), when 23 U.S. Navy SEALs in two
Black Hawk helicopters descended on the compound in
Abbottabad, a tourist and military center north of Pakistan’s
capital, Islamabad. One of the  helicopters crash-landed into
the compound but no one aboard was hurt.


During the raid, which lasted approximately 40 minutes, five
people, including bin Laden and one of his adult sons, were
killed by U.S. gunfire. No Americans were injured in the
assault.

Bin Laden’s body was flown by helicopter to Afghanistan for
official identification, then
buried at an undisclosed location
in the Arabian
Sea
less than 24 hours after his death, in
accordance with Islamic
practice.

Inside Osama Bin Laden's Takedown Video - ABC News

Video: Bloody aftermath inside Osama bin Laden's compound - Telegraph

Osama bin Laden killing prompts US-Pakistan war of words | World news | The Guardian
The grounds of the compound are seen after US Navy Seal
commandos raid.

The death of Osama bin Laden, & an Obama appreciation | Henkimaa

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PACIFIC BATTLE ENDED ON THIS DAY IN 1942

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In 1942, the Battle of Midway ended in a decisive victory for
American naval forces over Imperial Japan, marking a turning
point in the Pacific War.

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