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February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian ... the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in history. ... also celebrated on February 8.
1942 – Second World War: Japanese forces led by General Tomoyuki Yamashita captured Singapore with the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in history. 1961 – All 72 people on board Sabena Flight 548 , including the entire U.S. figure-skating team, and one person on the ground were killed when the aircraft crashed on approach ...
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From Veterans Day to Christmas, here are the dates of the 2024 federal holidays. New Year’s Day: Monday, January 1 Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.: Monday, January 15
1879 – American President Rutherford B. Hayes signs a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court of the United States.; 1892 – James Forrestal, American civil servant, 47th United States Secretary of the Navy and 1st United States Secretary of Defense was born.
The Japanese Empire captured the British stronghold of Singapore, with fighting lasting from 8 to 15 February 1942. Singapore was the foremost British military base and economic port in South–East Asia and had been of great importance to British interwar defence strategy. The capture of Singapore resulted in the largest British surrender in ...
Senator John McCain proposed the month long observance on February 9, 1999. [6] On April 30, 1999, Congress designated National Military Appreciation Month as a month-long observance. [7] [8] Congress chose May because many military related observances such as Memorial Day and Loyalty Day are celebrated and observed on that date. Congress ...
The headquarters, XV Army Corps, was redesignated on 19 August 1942 as headquarters, XV Corps, and ordered into active military service at Camp Beauregard, Louisiana, on 15 February 1943. XV Corps took part in the July 1944 breakout from Normandy, Operation Cobra. The corps liberated Le Mans on 8 August 1944.