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May 12, 2026
Operation Plunder
Operation Plunder was a World War II military campaign launched by Allied forces in April 1945 to cross the Rhine River and secure a foothold in Nazi Germany. It involved extensive aerial and ground assaults, successfully leading to the capture of the Rhine’s eastern bank. The operation played a crucial role in the Allied advance towards Berlin.
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October 27, 2020
Reagan’s Berlin Wall Speech
President Ronald Reagan’s landmark speech at the Berlin Wall, urging Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to “tear down this wall.”
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October 26, 2020
Japanese Bomb Oregon
The only Japanese bombing on the continental United States during WWII occurred outside of Brookings, Oregon. Two incendiary bombs intent on starting wildfires failed.
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October 23, 2020
Poor Richard’s Almanack But Ben Franklin’s Aphorisms
A sounding board for the wisdom of its colonial author, Ben Franklin, Poor Richard’s Alamanack was in print uninterrupted from 1732 to 1758.
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October 22, 2020
Battle of Britain
The nearly four-month-long attack on Britain by the German Luftwaffe cost the lives of more than 20,000 people and wounded a nearly equal amount.
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October 21, 2020
Thomas Paine
A writer and revolutionary whose works strongly influenced both the American and French Revolutions. His Common Sense pamphlet was the best-selling and most praised in the colonies.
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October 20, 2020
Japanese Holdouts of World War Two
After the Japanese surrendered from WWII in 1945, dedicated holdouts refused to acknowledge defeat, staying in hiding for decades after war was over.
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October 19, 2020
The Pony Express: A Dangerous Postal Service Route
For a brief 18-month period the Pony Express made it possible for mail to cross the country in 10 days instead of 8 weeks, the prior standard by ship.
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