Oct 25: 1415: Henry V and his Band of Brothers defeat the French at the Battle of Agincourt 1812: US frigate United States captures British frigate Macedonian 1854: The Charge of the Light Brigade during the Battle of Balaklava 1944: The famous and successful submarine USS Tang is sunk by its own torpedo, ending a warpatrol that led to Commander Richard H OKane receiving the Medal of Honor 1944: After attacking the Japanese middle force led by Kurita and sinking the huge battleship Musashi the previous day at the Battle of San Bernardino Strait, Halsey attacks the Northern Force and sinks three aircraft carriers. Meanwhile Kurita, who had turned back after losing Musashi, had turned again and was attacking the light escort carriers defending the landing beaches at Leyte, at the Battle off Samar 1962: Adlai Stevenson shows pictures of missile sites in Cuba to the UN security Council 1983: Operation Urgent Fury, the US invasion of Grenada.
Posted on: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 09:48:13 +0000