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January
16 - Persian Gulf War began (1990)
27 - U.S. Military draft ends (1972)
27 - Vietnam Peace Accord signed (1973)
30 - Tet Offensive begins in Vietnam (1968)
February
19 - Battle at Iwo Jima began (1945)
23 - U.S. flag raised over Iwo Jima (1945)
March
2 - Vietnam War began (1965)
9 - Last American troops withdraw from Vietnam (1973)
30 - U.S. War in Afghanistan begins (1973)
April
6 - World War I begins, U.S. declares war on Germany (1917)
9 - Civil War ends, Gen. Lee surrenders at Appomattox, Va. (1865)
11 - Persian Gulf War cease fire (1991)
12 - Civil War began (1861)
14 - President Lincoln assassinated (1865)
May
7 - Germany signs unconditional surrender (1945)
8 - V-E Day declared (1945)
13 - Mexican-American War begins (1946)
June
6 - D-Day: Allied Invasion of Europe (1944)
14 - U.S. Army founded (1775)
18 - War of 1812 began
22 - Pledge of Allegiance recognized by Congress (1942)
22 - GI Bill Signed into law (1944)
25 - Berlin Airlift began (1948)
25 - Korean War began (1950)
July
2 - U.S. Army Air Corps Established (1926)
4 - U.S. Independence Day (1776)
4 - American "Flying Tigers" established in China (1941)
27 - Korean War Ended (1953)
28 - World War I began (1914)
August
4- U.S. Coast Guard Established (1790)
5 - Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) activated (1943)
7 - Purple Heart Medal Established (1782)
14 - Japan Surrenders, Ending World War II (1945)
September
2 - V-J Day: Japan Signs Formal Surrender (1945)
11 - Patriot's Day, '9/11' Attack on America (2001)
14 - 'Star Spangled Banner' written by Francis Scott Key (1814)
17 - U.S. Constitution approved (1787)
18 - U.S. Air Force established (1947)
30 - Berlin Airlift ended (1949)
October
7 - Global War on Terror Began (2001)
13 - U.S. Navy Established (1775)
November
10 - U.S. Marine Corps Established (1775)
11 - World War I Armistice signed (1918)
December
7 - Japanese Attack Pearl Harbor (1941)
8 - U.S. declares war on Japan (1941)
11 - Germany and Italy declare war on U.S. (1941)
31- Official end of World War II (1946)
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