This Day in History August 7, 1782 General George Washington - TopicsExpress



          

This Day in History August 7, 1782 General George Washington authorizes the award of the Purple Heart for soldiers wounded in combat. August 7, 1942 The U.S. 1st Marine Division under General A. A. Vandegrift lands on the islands of Guadalcanal and Tulagi in the Solomon islands. This is the first American amphibious landing of the war. August 7, 1964 Congress overwhelmingly passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, allowing the president to use unlimited military force to prevent attacks on U.S. forces. August 7, 1990 Operation Desert Shield begins as US troops deploy to Saudi Arabia to discourage Iraqs Saddam Hussein from invading that country as he had Kuwait.
Posted on: Thu, 07 Aug 2014 12:21:28 +0000

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