Kamikazes of WW2

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German foreign secretary Arthur Zimmermann’s telegram to Mexico in 1917 was intercepted and deciphered, prompting the U.S. to rescind isolationism and declare war on Germany, officially entering WWI.

The battle of Iwo Jima was an allied invasion of the island a mere 750 miles from mainland Japan, but secret fortifications left American troops overwhelmed by Japanese defenses. Despite heavy casualties, Americans finally captured both airfields and would hoist the American flag at the summit, captured in the iconic photograph.

The Siege of Vicksburg was a 40-day holdout between Confederate troops led by General Pemberton and the Union Army led by Maj General Grant.

The Paleolithic Period in human prehistory saw the slow adoption of stone tools, increasing survival and productivity rates of hominins starting 3.3 million years ago to the end of the Pleistocene Epoch, approximately 11,650 years ago.

The Great Chicago Fire broke out on October 8th, 1871, leaving some 100,000 Chicagoans homeless after the destruction of more than 17,000 structures.

The Battle of Chancellorsville showcased General Robert E. Lee’s strategic prowess with a Confederate army less than half the size of his Union opponents. The battle saw multiple flanks and ambushes, before the Union Army retreated in defeat.

The Loma Prieta earthquake of October 17th, 1989, took the lives of 67 people and injured more than 3,000 others during the 15-second, 6.9 magnitude quake that shook the San Francisco Bay Area.