On December 17th, 1944, the U.S. declares that Japanese internment will end and all Japanese-Americans can return to the their homes effectively on January 2nd, 1945. #HIST125007F18
December 16th, 1944, the German Army brings in more troops to attack again the Belgian town of Losheimergraben, which was being held by U.S. forces in the Battle of the Bulge. #HIST125007F18
On December 16th, 1943, the U.S. invades Japanese held New Guinea which was taken from the British when the Japanese invaded it early on in World War II. #HIST125007F18
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This is the link to the epic rap battle of history between Stalin and Rasputin, which then includes three other well known Russian leaders throughout time. This is my video for my: What did I miss? Secondary Source Assignment. #HIST125007F18
On December 4th, 1900, the French National Assembly which was the successor to the States-General, rejects Nationalist General Mercier’s plan to invasion of England. #HIST125007F18
December 3rd, 1916, French commander Joseph Joffre is relieved of his command due to the failure at the battle of the Somme and replaced by General Robert Nivelle. #HIST125007F18
In 1863 right after the Battle of Orchard Knob was won by the Union, the biggest and contributing to the turning point of the war like Gettysburg, is the The Battle of Chattanooga which also began in Tennesee. #HIST125007F18
March 9th, 1862, the Battle of Hampton Roads takes place. This is where the first ever battle between ironclad warships Monitor and Virginia takes place. There was no clear victor in this battle, but both were quite severely damaged and needed to leave for repairs. #HIST125007F18
In response to the Confederate ironclad, the Union would make there own first ironclad. That ironclad was the USS Monitor. A totally different design and a lot smaller than the Virginia, but it was still a lot more maneuverable and lot quicker. #HIST125007F18
The CSS Merrimack later changed to the CSS Virginia was the first Ironclad ship ever made. The Confederacy produced the first one, and it was named “the rebel monster” due to the fact that it just wreaked havoc upon the old wooden ships. #HIST125007F18
The battle of Gallipoli (Feb 19, 1915-Jan 9 1916) also called the Dardanelles Campaign took place on the Gallipoli peninsula part of the Ottoman Turk Empire. It was a campaign the British launched to try and divert forces off of the Eastern front of WWI. #HIST125007F18
Halloween started over 2000 years ago mainly seen with Celts who at that time were in present day Ireland. A lot of Halloween customs come from there, which then changed when the Romans took over those lands, and then changed a lot when introduced to N. America. #HIST125007F18
In 1928, Philadelphia PA, the first type of bubble gum was made. This was result of Walter E. Diemer who was experimenting with new ways for chewing gum and made a formula of where the gum could be less sticky and stretch more. This this was bubble gum. #HIST125007F18