World War II: Ace McGuire Downed
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January 7, 1945 - #2 American ace Major Thomas McGuire (right) crashes on Negros Island. A student at Georgia Tech, McGuire left school after his junior year to join...
World War I: Airco DH.2
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Developed in 1915, the Airco DH.2 (right) was one of the first effective British fighters of World War I. Designed by Geoffrey de Havilland, the DH.2 was a response...
Washington Wins at Princeton
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January 3, 1777 - Gen. George Washington's troops win the Battle of Princeton. Following his stunning Christmas victory at Trenton, Gen. George Washington returned to New Jersey and established...
World War I: Beatty Youngest Admiral Since Nelson
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January 1, 1910 - Captain David Beatty (right) becomes the Royal Navy's youngest admiral since Vice Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson. Joining the Royal Navy in 1884, Beatty was an...
World War II: Sturmgewehr 44
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Entering service in 1943, the Sturmgewehr 44 (right) was one of the first modern assault rifles to see large-scale deployment. The StG44 was developed in response to the Wehrmacht's...
World War II: B-24 Liberator First Flies
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December 29, 1939 - The Consolidated B-24 Liberator (left) flies for the first time. The idea for the B-24 originated when Consolidated was approached regarding producing the Boeing B-17...
Spanish-American War: Commodore Dewey Born
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December 26, 1837 - Future Commodore George Dewey (right) is born in Vermont. Graduating from the US Naval Academy in 1858, Dewey saw a series of regular postings until...
World War I: Ace Guynemer Born
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December 24, 1894- French ace Georges Guynemer (right) is born at Compiègne. A slight, sickly child, Georges Guynemer was initially rejected for military service by the French Army, but...
World War II: Hitler Authorizes V-2
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December 22, 1942 - Adolf Hitler signs the order authorizing development of the V-2 rocket (right) as a weapon. The end result of a decade's work by noted rocket...
Crusades: Richard the Lionheart Captured
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December 20, 1192 - King Richard the Lionheart is captured by Leopold V while returning from the Crusades. The third son of King Henry II, Richard was born in...
