Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
World War II: 2,336 Battle of Midway: 1942 World War II: 3,364 Battle of Santa Cruz Islands: 1942 World War II: 766 Battle of Savo Island: 1942 World War II: 1217 Naval Battle of Casablanca: 1942 World War II: 636 Battle of the Bismarck Sea: 1943 World War II: 2,903 Battle of Leyte Gulf: 1944 World War II: 15,500 Battle of San Carlos: 1982 ...
City totally devastated after month-long battle between the American, Filipino and Japanese forces; 100,000 civilians killed. • Battle of Luzon The battle where Mexico entered World War II , contributing pilots to help the United States and the Philippines defeat Japan in the South Pacific, with a loss of 37,870 Allied soldiers and 217,000 ...
The Battle of Liberty Place, or Battle of Canal Street, was an attempted insurrection by the Crescent City White League against the Reconstruction Era Louisiana Republican state government on September 14, 1874, in New Orleans, which was the capital of Louisiana at the time.
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 17 battle stars; World War II Victory Medal; The 17 battle stars New Orleans received for her World War II service placed her among the most decorated U.S. naval vessels of World War II. Members of New Orleans′s crew were awarded five Navy Crosses, 10 Silver Stars, one Bronze Star, one Air Medal, and 206 ...
Pages in category "Battle of New Orleans" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Early in the American Civil War New Orleans was captured by the Union without a battle in the city itself, and hence was spared the destruction suffered by many other cities of the American South. It retains a historical flavor with a wealth of 19th century structures far beyond the early colonial city boundaries of the French Quarter .
The manhunt for Charles began on Monday, July 23, 1900, and ended when Charles was killed on Friday, July 27, shot by a special police volunteer. The mob shot him hundreds more times, and beat the body. White rioting continued, with several blacks killed after Charles had died. A total of 28 people were killed in the riots, including Charles.
The National WWII Museum, formerly known as The National D-Day Museum, is a military history museum located in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., on Andrew Higgins Drive between Camp Street and Magazine Street. The museum focuses on the contribution made by the United States to Allied victory in World War II.