This Day In History. March 8 1991 -- Planeloads of US troops arrive home from the Persian Gulf, Iraq hands over 40 foreign journalists & 2 American soldiers it captured 1979 -- China withdraws invasion troops from Vietnam 1965 -- 1st US combat forces arrive in Vietnam (3,500 Marines) 1961 -- US nuclear submarine Patrick Henry arrives at Scottish naval base of Holy Loch from SC in a record underseas journey of 66 days 22 hrs 1950 -- Marshall Voroshilov of USSR announces they developed atomic bomb 1944 -- US resumes bombing Berlin 1916 -- US invades Cuba for 3rd time, this to end corrupt Menocal regime 1915 -- 1st US navy minelayer, Baltimore, commissioned 1854 -- US Commodore Matthew C Perrys 2nd trip to Japan
Posted on: Sat, 08 Mar 2014 17:06:15 +0000
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