Thursday, May 13, 2010

12 May in History

1780--Charleston, South Carolina is seized by British forces.

1862--Union troops occupy Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

1949--The Soviet Union lifts the Berlin Blockade.

1958--North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) is formed by the United States and the Dominion of Canada.

1962--General Douglas MacArthur delivers his Duty, Honor, Country speech at the Unites States Military Academy at West Point.

1975--The S.S. Mayaguez is seized by the Cambodian Navy in international waters.

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