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| Apr.13 |
Damascus |
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US and allies launch strikes on Syria chemical weapons sites
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| Mar.16 |
Western Iraq |
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7 dead in US military helicopter crash near Iraq border |
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| Jan.13 |
Hawaii |
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Hawaii missile false alarm triggers shock
Map of Hawaii Residents and visitors in Hawaii have been recalling the shock of a false missile alarm, with many saying they thought they were going to die | |
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| Nov.28 |
North Korea |
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North Korea says new missile puts all of US in striking range North Korea says it has successfully tested a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile that can reach the whole of continental United States
The Hwasong-15 missile landed in Japanese waters but flew higher than any other missile the North has previously tested
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| Aug.20 |
Singapore |
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US Navy ship and oil tanker collide off Singapore
| Aug.8 |
North Korea |
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North Korea says considering missile strike on Guam
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| Jul.28 |
North Korea |
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North Korea says missile test shows all US within range
| Jul.10 |
Mississippi |
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Sixteen dead in Marines Corps plane incident
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| Jun.16 |
Japan |
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USS Fitzgerald crash: 7 navy crew missing off Japan |
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| Apr.13 |
Afghanistan |
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US military drops 'mother of all bombs on IS' in Afghanistan |
| Apr.6 |
Syria |
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US launches missile strikes in response to chemical 'attack' |
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| Sep.19 |
Washington |
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Syria conflict: US 'outraged' over aid convoy attack
| Sep.9 |
Geneva |
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Syrian conflict: US and Russia agree peace moves |
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| Apr.13 |
Russia |
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Russian warplanes 'aggressively' pass US missile destroyer |
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| Oct.26 |
Southern China |
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US Navy destroyer to near disputed China islands |
| Oct.2 |
Northern Afghanistan |
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Kunduz MSF clinic workers killed
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| Jul.16 |
Tennessee |
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Four Marines killed at Tennessee US Navy centres |
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| Sep.22 |
Northern Syria |
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U.S. airstrikes hit ISIS inside Syria for first time |
| Sep.1 |
Somalia |
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U.S. military conducts operation in Somalia
| Aug.5 |
Kabul |
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US general Harold Greene killed by Afghan soldier |
| Jul.18 |
Washington |
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MH17 hit by missile from rebel-held Ukraine - Obama |
| Jun.16 |
Baghdad |
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US deploys 275 'military personnel' |
| May.31 |
Afghanistan |
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US soldier freed by Taliban captors |
| May.19 |
Washington |
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US charges Chinese with hacking |
| Apr.2 |
Texas |
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Shooting at US Army’s Fort Hood base |
| Mar.28 |
Washington |
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Obama: Russia should move troops |
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| Dec.26 |
Japan |
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Japan agrees Okinawa US base move |
| Nov.26 |
China |
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US bombers challenge China air zone |
| Nov.1 |
Tribal Areas |
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Drone strike targets Taliban chief |
| Oct.5 |
Libya |
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US forces seize Al Qaeda leader behind 1998 embassy bombings |
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Somalia |
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US Navy SEALS raid militant group linked to Kenya mall attack |
| Sep.16 |
Washington |
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Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis killed 12 people |
| Sep.14 |
Geneva |
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US and Russia reach agreement in Syria weapons talks |
| Sep.1 |
Washington |
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US 'has evidence of Syrian sarin use' |
| Aug.28 |
Washington |
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Obama 'sure Syria behind attack' |
| Aug.21 |
Baltimore |
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Bradley Manning sentenced to 35 years in Wikileaks case
| Jul.30 |
Baltimore |
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Wikileaks source Manning convicted |
| Jun.13 |
Washington |
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White House: Syria crosses 'red line' |
| Apr.25 |
Washington |
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US suspects Syria of chemical attack
| Jan.23 |
Washington |
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US to end ban on women in combat |
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| Nov.9 |
CIA |
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CIA's Petraeus quits over affair |
| Aug.20 |
Washington |
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Obama warns Syria on chemical arms |
| May.21 |
Chicago |
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NATO summit Oks Obama's Afghan timetable |
| Apr.5 |
Alaska |
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US Coast Guard sinks tsunami 'ghost ship' |
| Mar.10 |
Kandahar |
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US soldier kills Afghan civilians |
| Feb.22 |
Syria |
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Two Western journalists killed in Syria |
| Jan.11 |
Washington |
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Video shows alleged U.S. Marine abuse |
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| Dec.17 |
Iraq |
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Last US troops withdraw from Iraq 
The last convoy of US troops to leave Iraq has entered Kuwait, nearly nine years after the invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein. The column of about 100 armoured vehicles carrying 500 soldiers crossed t... | |
| Dec.4 |
Iran |
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Iran shoots down American drone |
| Sep.30 |
Yemen |
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U.S.-born Muslim cleric killed |
| Aug.6 |
Afghanistan |
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Taliban 'kill 30 elite US forces' |
| May.1 |
Pakistan |
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U.S. forces kill Osama bin Laden
Map of Abbottabad Pakistan The most prominent face of terror in America and beyond, Osama bin Laden, has been killed in Pakistan, U.S. officials said. U.S. forces have the body of Osama b. Laden. He eluded capture for years, once slipping out of a training camp in Afghanistan
just hour... | |
| Mar.19 |
Libya |
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Coalition launches Libya attacks The UK, the US and France have begun attacking Libya as enforcement of the UN-mandated no-fly zone gets under way. US and the UK have fired more than 110 missiles. Gad... | |
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| Aug.31 |
Iraq |
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U.S. combat mission in Iraq ends
| Jul.25 |
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Thousands of Afghan war docs go online |
| Jan.29 |
Taiwan |
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U.S., Taiwan in $6.4 billion arms deal |
| Jan.20 |
Haiti |
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US to send 4,000 extra troops to Haiti |
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| Dec.30 |
Afghanistan |
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Eight US 'CIA agents' killed in bomb attack
| Nov.5 |
Texas |
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Deadly shootings at US army base
Map of Fort Hood Texas An army major has opened fire on fellow soldiers, killing 11 people and injuring 31. The shooter had been killed in the incident and two suspects arrested
| Sep.16 |
Washington |
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US cut missile defence plan |
| Jun.29 |
Baghdad |
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US soldiers leaving Iraq's cities |
| Apr.12 |
Somalia |
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Captain rescued, snipers kill 3 pirates
| Feb.26 |
Washington |
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Obama to pull troops from Iraq in 2010 |
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| Dec.19 |
Washington |
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US to send 3,000 more troops to Afgh-an |
| Jan.7 |
Iran |
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Iran boats threatened US ships |
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| Dec.3 |
Washington |
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U.S.: Iran's nuclear weapons work halted |
| Oct.10 |
House of Representatives |
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US bill on Armenia moves forward |
| Sep.10 |
U.S. Congress |
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Gen. Petraeus: 'Surge' is working |
| Jan.10 |
Washington |
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Bush boosts troop numbers in Iraq |
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| Dec.6 |
Washington |
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Iraq Study Group: Situation grave |
| Nov.8 |
Washington |
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Bush replaces Rumsfeld by Gates |
| Jun.8 |
Iraq |
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U.S. airstrike kills al-Zarqawi
| Jan.13 |
West Pakistan |
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Airstrike targeted al-Zawahiri |
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| Mar.4 |
Iraq |
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U.S. wound reporter, killing bodyguard |
| Jan.26 |
Western Iraq |
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31 Marines killed in chopper crash |
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| Sep.7 |
Iraq |
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U.S. death toll in Iraq passes 1,000 |
| Aug.11 |
Iraq |
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U.S. launches offensive in Najaf |
| Apr.30 |
Washington |
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Iraq prison abuse sparks outrage
| Mar.31 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Iraqis hang U.S. bodies off bridge |
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| Dec.14 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Saddam captured |
| Jul.22 |
Mosul |
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Saddam's sons killed in raid |
| May.1 |
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Bush calls end to 'major combat' |
| Apr.9 |
Baghdad |
|
Baghdad falls to US forces |
| Mar.19 |
Iraq |
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U.S. Launches War Against Iraq
After air raid sirens went off across Baghdad, anti-aircraft fire and explosions were heard
| Jan.18 |
European Union |
|
Anti-war protests sweep the world |
|
| Dec.6 |
Kandahar |
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Kandahar fell |
| Nov.12 |
Kabul |
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Alliance moves in abandoned Kabul |
| Nov.9 |
Afghanistan |
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Opposition claims Mazar-e-Sharif |
| Oct.7 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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US begins military strike Loud explosions and anti-aircraft fire in Kabul, Kandahar and Jalalabad
| Apr.1 |
Southern China |
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U.S. spy plane lands in China
| Feb.9 |
Hawaii |
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U.S. sub, Japanese trawler collide |
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| Oct.12 |
Yemen |
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17 U.S. sailors on Cole die in explosion |
before year 2000
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| Sep. 13, 1993 |
Washington |
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Oslo Accords The Oslo Accords are a set of agreements between the government of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)
| Oct. 23, 1983 |
Beirut |
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Beirut barracks bombing
Map of Beirut%96Rafic Hariri International Airport Lebanon During the Lebanese Civil War 2 truck bombs struck separate buildings housing U.S. and French military forces killing 299 American and French servicemen
| Jan. 27, 1973 |
Paris |
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Vietnam War cease-fire signed
Map of The Peninsula Paris Paris France The Paris Peace Accords ended direct U.S. military combat, and temporarily stopped the fighting between North and South Vietnam
| May. 4, 1970 |
Ohio |
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4 students killed by National Guard at anti-war protest
| May. 20, 1956 |
Micronesia |
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First American hydrogen bomb dropped over Bikini atoll
A nuclear weapon that uses the energy from a primary nuclear fission reaction to compress and ignite a secondary nuclear fusion reaction
| Jun. 27, 1950 |
South Korea |
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U.S. intervenes in Korean War The Security Council recommending to provide military assistance to the Republic of Korea. Truman ordered U.S. forces to help South Korea
| Jun. 25, 1950 |
North Korea |
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Korean War began The conflict escalated into open warfare when North Korean forces—supported by the Soviet Union and China—invaded
| Apr. 4, 1949 |
Washington |
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North Atlantic Treaty (NATO) signed at Washington Talks for a new military alliance began resulting in the North Atlantic Treaty, which was signed in Washington, D.C.
| Sep. 2, 1945 |
Tokyo |
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Japan surrender signed
The surrender of the Empire of Japan was announced by Imperial Japan, bringing the hostilities of World War II to a close
| Aug. 6, 1945 |
Japan |
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First atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima
The United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The two bombings killed at least 129,000 people
| Aug. 15, 1945 |
Tokyo |
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Surrender of Japan
By the end of July 1945, the Japanese Navy was incapable of conducting major operations and an Allied invasion of Japan was imminent
| Jun. 26, 1945 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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United Nations Charter signed in San Francisco
The Charter of the UN is the foundational treaty of the intergovernmental organization signed by 50 of the 51 original member countries
| Jun. 6, 1944 |
France |
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Invasion of Normandy
The invasion by and establishment of Western Allied forces, during Operation Overlord; the largest amphibious invasion to ever take place
| Jun. 7, 1942 |
Hawaii |
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Battle of Midway Island ended
The United States Navy decisively defeated an attacking fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy
| Dec. 7, 1941 |
Hawaii |
|
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
The surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base led to the U.S. entry into World War...
| Nov. 12, 1921 |
Washington |
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Washington Naval Conference began It was the first international conference held in the United States and the first arms control conference in history
| Apr. 6, 1917 |
Washington |
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U.S. enters World War I
| May. 7, 1915 |
Ireland |
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German submarine torpedoes the Lusitania off the coast of Ireland
| Feb. 15, 1898 |
Cuba |
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U.S.S. Maine blown up
| Jul. 3, 1863 |
Pennsylvania |
|
Battle of Gettysburg ended
| Mar. 9, 1862 |
Virginia |
|
Battle of the Monitor and Merrimac
| Apr. 12, 1861 |
South Carolina |
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Firing on Fort Sumter beginning U.S. Civil War
| Jul. 7, 1853 |
Tokyo |
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Mathew Calbraith Perry opens up Japan
| Dec. 24, 1814 |
Belgium |
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Treaty of Ghent
| Sep. 3, 1783 |
Paris |
|
Definitive Treaty of Paris signed ending American Revolution
| Oct. 19, 1781 |
Virginia |
|
Charles Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown |
| Oct. 17, 1777 |
Upstate New York |
|
General Burgoyne surrendered at Saratoga |
| Apr. 19, 1775 |
Massachusetts |
|
Battle of Lexington
|
|
2015 |
| Jul.16 |
Tennessee |
Four Marines killed at Tennessee US Navy centres |
2014 |
| Aug.5 |
Kabul |
US general Harold Greene killed by Afghan soldier |
| Apr.2 |
Texas |
Shooting at US Army’s Fort Hood base |
2009 |
| Nov.5 |
Texas |
Deadly shootings at US army base
Map of Fort Hood Texas An army major has opened fire on fellow soldiers, killing 11 people and injuring 31. The shooter had been killed in the incident and two suspects arrested
2004 |
| Sep.7 |
Iraq |
U.S. death toll in Iraq passes 1,000 |
1983 |
| Oct. 23, 1983 |
Beirut |
Beirut barracks bombing
Map of Beirut%96Rafic Hariri International Airport Lebanon During the Lebanese Civil War 2 truck bombs struck separate buildings housing U.S. and French military forces killing 299 American and French servicemen
|
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2010 |
| Jan.29 |
Taiwan |
U.S., Taiwan in $6.4 billion arms deal |
|
|
2013 |
| Nov.26 |
China |
US bombers challenge China air zone |
|
|
2014 |
| Jul.18 |
Washington |
MH17 hit by missile from rebel-held Ukraine - Obama |
2012 |
| Mar.10 |
Kandahar |
US soldier kills Afghan civilians |
| Jan.11 |
Washington |
Video shows alleged U.S. Marine abuse |
2007 |
| Oct.10 |
House of Representatives |
US bill on Armenia moves forward |
2004 |
| Apr.30 |
Washington |
Iraq prison abuse sparks outrage
2003 |
| Dec.14 |
Sunni Triangle |
Saddam captured |
|
|
2011 |
| May.1 |
Pakistan |
U.S. forces kill Osama bin Laden
Map of Abbottabad Pakistan The most prominent face of terror in America and beyond, Osama bin Laden, has been killed in Pakistan, U.S. officials said. U.S. forces have the body of Osama b. Laden. He eluded capture for years, once slipping out of a training camp in Afghanistan
just hour... | |
2003 |
| Apr.9 |
Baghdad |
Baghdad falls to US forces |
|
|
2017 |
| Aug.20 |
Singapore |
US Navy ship and oil tanker collide off Singapore
| Jun.16 |
Japan |
USS Fitzgerald crash: 7 navy crew missing off Japan |
2015 |
| Oct.26 |
Southern China |
US Navy destroyer to near disputed China islands |
2013 |
| Oct.5 |
Somalia |
US Navy SEALS raid militant group linked to Kenya mall attack |
| Sep.16 |
Washington |
Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis killed 12 people |
2012 |
| Apr.5 |
Alaska |
US Coast Guard sinks tsunami 'ghost ship' |
2009 |
| Apr.12 |
Somalia |
Captain rescued, snipers kill 3 pirates
2008 |
| Jan.7 |
Iran |
Iran boats threatened US ships |
2001 |
| Feb.9 |
Hawaii |
U.S. sub, Japanese trawler collide |
2000 |
| Oct.12 |
Yemen |
17 U.S. sailors on Cole die in explosion |
1942 |
| Jun. 7, 1942 |
Hawaii |
Battle of Midway Island ended
The United States Navy decisively defeated an attacking fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy
1915 |
| May. 7, 1915 |
Ireland |
German submarine torpedoes the Lusitania off the coast of Ireland
1898 |
| Feb. 15, 1898 |
Cuba |
U.S.S. Maine blown up
1862 |
| Mar. 9, 1862 |
Virginia |
Battle of the Monitor and Merrimac
1853 |
| Jul. 7, 1853 |
Tokyo |
Mathew Calbraith Perry opens up Japan
|
|
2012 |
| Nov.9 |
CIA |
CIA's Petraeus quits over affair |
2006 |
| Nov.8 |
Washington |
Bush replaces Rumsfeld by Gates |
1888 |
| Oct. 17, 1777 |
Upstate New York |
General Burgoyne surrendered at Saratoga |
|
|
2018 |
| Apr.13 |
Damascus |
US and allies launch strikes on Syria chemical weapons sites
| Jan.13 |
Hawaii |
Hawaii missile false alarm triggers shock
Map of Hawaii Residents and visitors in Hawaii have been recalling the shock of a false missile alarm, with many saying they thought they were going to die | |
2017 |
| Nov.28 |
North Korea |
North Korea says new missile puts all of US in striking range North Korea says it has successfully tested a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile that can reach the whole of continental United States
The Hwasong-15 missile landed in Japanese waters but flew higher than any other missile the North has previously tested
|
| |
| Aug.8 |
North Korea |
North Korea says considering missile strike on Guam
| Jul.28 |
North Korea |
North Korea says missile test shows all US within range
| Apr.6 |
Syria |
US launches missile strikes in response to chemical 'attack' |
2011 |
| Mar.19 |
Libya |
Coalition launches Libya attacks The UK, the US and France have begun attacking Libya as enforcement of the UN-mandated no-fly zone gets under way. US and the UK have fired more than 110 missiles. Gad... | |
2009 |
| Sep.16 |
Washington |
US cut missile defence plan |
|
|
2001 |
| Nov.12 |
Kabul |
Alliance moves in abandoned Kabul |
|
|
2013 |
| Nov.1 |
Tribal Areas |
Drone strike targets Taliban chief |
2011 |
| Dec.4 |
Iran |
Iran shoots down American drone |
| Sep.30 |
Yemen |
U.S.-born Muslim cleric killed |
|
|
2018 |
| Mar.16 |
Western Iraq |
7 dead in US military helicopter crash near Iraq border |
2017 |
| Jul.10 |
Mississippi |
Sixteen dead in Marines Corps plane incident
| Apr.13 |
Afghanistan |
US military drops 'mother of all bombs on IS' in Afghanistan |
2016 |
| Sep.19 |
Washington |
Syria conflict: US 'outraged' over aid convoy attack
| Apr.13 |
Russia |
Russian warplanes 'aggressively' pass US missile destroyer |
2014 |
| Sep.22 |
Northern Syria |
U.S. airstrikes hit ISIS inside Syria for first time |
2006 |
| Jun.8 |
Iraq |
U.S. airstrike kills al-Zarqawi
| Jan.13 |
West Pakistan |
Airstrike targeted al-Zawahiri |
2001 |
| Oct.7 |
Southern Afghanistan |
US begins military strike Loud explosions and anti-aircraft fire in Kabul, Kandahar and Jalalabad
| Apr.1 |
Southern China |
U.S. spy plane lands in China
1945 |
| Aug. 6, 1945 |
Japan |
First atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima
The United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The two bombings killed at least 129,000 people
1941 |
| Dec. 7, 1941 |
Hawaii |
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
The surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base led to the U.S. entry into World War...
|
|
2010 |
| Jan.20 |
Haiti |
US to send 4,000 extra troops to Haiti |
|
|
2014 |
| Jun.16 |
Baghdad |
US deploys 275 'military personnel' |
2013 |
| Dec.26 |
Japan |
Japan agrees Okinawa US base move |
| Jan.23 |
Washington |
US to end ban on women in combat |
2012 |
| May.21 |
Chicago |
NATO summit Oks Obama's Afghan timetable |
2010 |
| Aug.31 |
Iraq |
U.S. combat mission in Iraq ends
| Jul.25 |
|
Thousands of Afghan war docs go online |
2009 |
| Feb.26 |
Washington |
Obama to pull troops from Iraq in 2010 |
2008 |
| Dec.19 |
Washington |
US to send 3,000 more troops to Afgh-an |
2007 |
| Sep.10 |
U.S. Congress |
Gen. Petraeus: 'Surge' is working |
| Jan.10 |
Washington |
Bush boosts troop numbers in Iraq |
2004 |
| Aug.11 |
Iraq |
U.S. launches offensive in Najaf |
2003 |
| May.1 |
|
Bush calls end to 'major combat' |
| Mar.19 |
Iraq |
U.S. Launches War Against Iraq
After air raid sirens went off across Baghdad, anti-aircraft fire and explosions were heard
1950 |
| Jun. 27, 1950 |
South Korea |
U.S. intervenes in Korean War The Security Council recommending to provide military assistance to the Republic of Korea. Truman ordered U.S. forces to help South Korea
1949 |
| Apr. 4, 1949 |
Washington |
North Atlantic Treaty (NATO) signed at Washington Talks for a new military alliance began resulting in the North Atlantic Treaty, which was signed in Washington, D.C.
1945 |
| Sep. 2, 1945 |
Tokyo |
Japan surrender signed
The surrender of the Empire of Japan was announced by Imperial Japan, bringing the hostilities of World War II to a close
| Aug. 15, 1945 |
Tokyo |
Surrender of Japan
By the end of July 1945, the Japanese Navy was incapable of conducting major operations and an Allied invasion of Japan was imminent
1917 |
| Apr. 6, 1917 |
Washington |
U.S. enters World War I
|
|
2011 |
| Aug.6 |
Afghanistan |
Taliban 'kill 30 elite US forces' |
2009 |
| Dec.30 |
Afghanistan |
Eight US 'CIA agents' killed in bomb attack
2004 |
| Mar.31 |
Sunni Triangle |
Iraqis hang U.S. bodies off bridge |
2001 |
| Dec.6 |
Kandahar |
Kandahar fell |
| Nov.9 |
Afghanistan |
Opposition claims Mazar-e-Sharif |
1863 |
| Jul. 3, 1863 |
Pennsylvania |
Battle of Gettysburg ended
1861 |
| Apr. 12, 1861 |
South Carolina |
Firing on Fort Sumter beginning U.S. Civil War
1889 |
| Oct. 19, 1781 |
Virginia |
Charles Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown |
1888 |
| Apr. 19, 1775 |
Massachusetts |
Battle of Lexington
|
|
2016 |
| Sep.9 |
Geneva |
Syrian conflict: US and Russia agree peace moves |
2014 |
| Mar.28 |
Washington |
Obama: Russia should move troops |
2011 |
| Dec.17 |
Iraq |
Last US troops withdraw from Iraq 
The last convoy of US troops to leave Iraq has entered Kuwait, nearly nine years after the invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein. The column of about 100 armoured vehicles carrying 500 soldiers crossed t... | |
2009 |
| Jun.29 |
Baghdad |
US soldiers leaving Iraq's cities |
2003 |
| Jan.18 |
European Union |
Anti-war protests sweep the world |
1993 |
| Sep. 13, 1993 |
Washington |
Oslo Accords The Oslo Accords are a set of agreements between the government of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)
1973 |
| Jan. 27, 1973 |
Paris |
Vietnam War cease-fire signed
Map of The Peninsula Paris Paris France The Paris Peace Accords ended direct U.S. military combat, and temporarily stopped the fighting between North and South Vietnam
1970 |
| May. 4, 1970 |
Ohio |
4 students killed by National Guard at anti-war protest
1945 |
| Jun. 26, 1945 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
United Nations Charter signed in San Francisco
The Charter of the UN is the foundational treaty of the intergovernmental organization signed by 50 of the 51 original member countries
1921 |
| Nov. 12, 1921 |
Washington |
Washington Naval Conference began It was the first international conference held in the United States and the first arms control conference in history
1814 |
| Dec. 24, 1814 |
Belgium |
Treaty of Ghent
1889 |
| Sep. 3, 1783 |
Paris |
Definitive Treaty of Paris signed ending American Revolution
|
|
2005 |
| Jan.26 |
Western Iraq |
31 Marines killed in chopper crash |
|
|
2015 |
| Oct.2 |
Northern Afghanistan |
Kunduz MSF clinic workers killed
2012 |
| Feb.22 |
Syria |
Two Western journalists killed in Syria |
2005 |
| Mar.4 |
Iraq |
U.S. wound reporter, killing bodyguard |
|
|
2013 |
| Sep.14 |
Geneva |
US and Russia reach agreement in Syria weapons talks |
| Sep.1 |
Washington |
US 'has evidence of Syrian sarin use' |
| Aug.28 |
Washington |
Obama 'sure Syria behind attack' |
| Jun.13 |
Washington |
White House: Syria crosses 'red line' |
| Apr.25 |
Washington |
US suspects Syria of chemical attack
2012 |
| Aug.20 |
Washington |
Obama warns Syria on chemical arms |
2007 |
| Dec.3 |
Washington |
U.S.: Iran's nuclear weapons work halted |
1956 |
| May. 20, 1956 |
Micronesia |
First American hydrogen bomb dropped over Bikini atoll
A nuclear weapon that uses the energy from a primary nuclear fission reaction to compress and ignite a secondary nuclear fusion reaction