Admiral Chester Nimitz decided towards the end of the summer in 1942‚ that the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion or “Carlson’s Raiders‚” would conduct what would later become one of the most famous special operations missions of the entire war. The Makin Raid came about after the U.S. Navy’s defense of Midway two months prior . As Admiral Nimitz began to plan his next operation‚ he realized he needed a huge diversion to commit the Japanese forces in the opposite direction. The decision was the Raiders would
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3 now charged in Markham murder Apr 15‚ 2011 Kenney McGordy YorkRegion.com Staff Reporter Investigators have arrested two Toronto men in last year’s home invasion and homicide in Markham. And‚ police probing the death of Bich-Ha Pan‚ 53‚ who was gunned down Nov. 8 inside her Helen Avenue home in Markham‚ said today they expect more arrests will be made in the case‚ which shocked residents of the quiet neighbourhood near Kennedy Road and Hwy. 407.
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The Palmer Raids were a series of raids by the United States Department of Justice intended to capture‚ arrest and deport radical leftists. The raids took place under the command of A. Mitchell Palmer‚ Attorney General of the United States from 1919 to 1921‚ in November 1919 and January 1920. The Palmer Raids occurred in the main basis of the Red Scare. During World War 1‚ there was a large nationwide campaign in the United States against the political loyalties of immigrants and ethnic groups.The
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The Doolittle Raid "Yesterday‚ December 7th‚ 1941-a date which will live in infamy-the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by Naval and Air forces of the Empire of Japan (Roosevelt)." Those were the famous words spoken by Franklin Roosevelt the day after Pearl Harbor was bombed. Roosevelt went on to say that because Japan and Hawaii are such a large distance apart‚ the attack was deliberately planned many weeks age. He also stated that during that time of planning
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The northerners seemed to act cautious over John Brown’s raid‚ almost trying to distance themselves from association‚ even though they may have agreed with it. There were‚ however‚ several northerners who were amazed at Brown’s dedication to such a cause‚ some viewing it as a heroic and martyr-type deed. His raid brought about the Southerners deepest fears though. Here was an African American trying to start an uprising of slaves; hence the southerners felt it had to be stopped. Even though Republicans
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mafia-run bar located in Greenwich Village. On June 28‚ 1969‚ the police raided the bar. Police frequently raided gay bars and met little to no resistance; however‚ this time‚ the patrons fought back. The raid quickly turned into a riot‚ and the
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Kilpatrick-Dahlgren Raid provoked more rage when the true intentions of the Union were revealed via the Dahlgren Papers. Proposed by Brigadier General Judson Kilpatrick and approved by the President Abraham Lincoln and his Secretary of War‚ Edwin Stanton‚ the raid’s purpose was to liberate approximately 12‚000 Union prisoners held captive in Richmond and in a prison camp on Belle Island on the James River. The raid was initiated on the evening of February.28‚1864 and ended on March.3‚1864. During the raid‚ complications
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There are many things in American history; both good and bad. John Brown’s raid an Harpers Ferry‚ in particular‚ is one of those things. John Brown‚ a white abolitionist‚ is one of those ‘things in history‚’ or rather‚ a history maker‚ for what he did and who he was is quite the story and had a huge impact on early America and the start of the Civil War. Brown is described by some as the man that “Killed slavery‚ sparked the Civil War‚ and seeded Civil rights” and as “An American who gave his life
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The massive air raids that the United States conducted over Japan during World War II prior to the atomic bombs and the incendiary bombs killed large numbers of civilians and bombed targets that had little or no military value. These attacks were in response to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Pearl Harbor was a surprise military attack by the Japanese Navy on December 7‚ 1941. The attack destroyed our Pacific Fleet. These attacks began in June 1942 and was led by Colonel Doolittle. Strategic
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Ultimately‚ what was most important to Alaric was feeding his people. His people were in desperate need of land and food and “At last it was felt that the famine could be borne” (Bradley 92). Therefore‚ Alaric decided the best course of action would be to raid Rome itself. On August 24‚ 410 Alaric began his siege on the city of Rome. Jerome writes in Letter CXXVII (To principia)‚ "My voice sticks in my throat; and‚
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