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Battle of Midway 1942 Battle of Midway 1942
Midway, battle of. This was fought between Japanese and US carrier forces from 4 to 7 June 1942, and was the first decisive defeat the US inflicted on Japan in the Pacific war.In May 1942 Admiral Yamamoto, C-in-C of the Japanese Combined Fleet, collected a force of 145 warships to invade Midway... Read more
Midway Islands Midway Islands
MIDWAY ISLANDS MIDWAY ISLANDS, located 1,200 miles northwest of Honolulu, are part of a coral atoll containing two islands (Sand and Eastern), with a total area of about two square miles. Discovered in 1859, they were annexed by the United States in 1867.Attacked by the Japanese in World War II,... Read more
Midway Midway
Midway island group (2 sq mi/5.2 sq km), central Pacific, c.1,150 mi (1,850 km) NW of Honolulu, comprising Sand and Eastern islands with the surrounding atoll. Discovered by Americans in 1859, Midway was annexed in 1867. A cable station was opened in 1903. In 1935, Midway became a commercial air... Read more
Battle of the Atlantic Battle of the Atlantic
Atlantic, battle of the, popular name for the six-year struggle from 1939 to 1945 to secure the Atlantic routes vital to Allied victory. It was not, therefore, a battle in the traditional sense like Trafalgar, Jutland, or Midway, but rather a long fight to organize, protect, and manage the movement... Read more
Belmont Belmont
Belmont . 1 City (1990 pop. 24,127), San Mateo co., W Calif., a residential suburb midway between San Francisco and San Jose; laid out 1851, inc. 1926. There is light manufacturing, and the College of Notre Dame (est. 1851) is there. 2 Town (1990 pop. 24,720), Middlesex co., E Mass., a... Read more
Battle of the Philippine Sea Battle of the Philippine Sea
Philippine Sea, Battle of the. Much larger than the Battle of Midway and the Battle of the Coral Sea combined, the Battle of the Philippine Sea was the largest carrier duel of World War II. The invasion of Saipan on 15 June 1944 brought out the Japanese Mobile Fleet, under Vice Adm. Jisaburo ... Read more
Battle of the Chosin Reservoir Battle of the Chosin Reservoir
Chosin Reservoir, Battle of the (1950).After the liberation of Seoul in September 1950, Gen. Douglas MacArthur opened an offensive aimed at ending the Korean War. The independent U.S. X Corps, separated from the Eighth Army by a mountain range, was stretched out on Korea's east coast. At the midway... Read more
China Clipper China Clipper
CHINA CLIPPER CHINA CLIPPER, the first class of hydroplanes in the San Francisco-Manila trans-Pacific service. This aircraft, with a crew of seven and Captain Edwin C. Musick at the controls, took off from Alameda, Calif., near San Francisco, for the first trans-Pacific mail flight on 22 November... Read more
Raymond Ames Spruance Raymond Ames Spruance
Raymond Ames Spruance , 1886-1969, American admiral, b. Baltimore, Md. Commissioned in the navy in 1908, he reached the rank of rear admiral in 1939. In World War II he distinguished himself at the battle of Midway (1942) and became chief of staff to Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. As head of the fleet... Read more
Chuichi Nagumo Chuichi Nagumo
Chuichi Nagumo Chuichi Nagumo (1887-1944) commanded the Japanese aircraft carrier striking force during the early stages of the Second World War. He lead this force in the raid on the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor and the battles of Midway, Eastern Solomons, and Santa Cruz Islands. ... Read more

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SAILORS, VETERANS REMEMBER BATTLE OF MIDWAY ABOARD USS MIDWAY MUSEUM
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News ...Affairs Center San Diego The USS Midway Museum echoed...anniversary of the Battle of Midway and...training to win a war. Those...during the Battle of Midway...and died to win at Midway," Willard...the Battle of Midway. We remember...
LEADERSHIP AT THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald ...LEAGUE: ** The nominees: Bud Black, San Diego Padres; Clint Hurdle, Colorado Rockies...prediction: If the Cubs come back and win the socialistic National League Central...resignation, but only after getting a win-or-else edict (along with general...
Utes greeted warmly at San Diego arrival
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City) ...play the game and win the game. That...The Utes arrived in San Diego Sunday morning to...NFL game between the San Diego Chargers and Detroit...Carrier Museum, the USS Midway. The high-energy...scheduled to include a Battle of the Bands and other...
CHARGERS UPSET THE RAIDERS OAKLAND LOSES SECOND STRAIGHT SAN DIEGO 12, OAKLAND 6
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) ...records, the Raiders would win the tiebreaker because...AFC. The Raiders cut San Diego's lead to 9-6 midway through the fourth quarter...them out of trouble. San Diego's lead went back to...won the first-half battle of field goals. Carney...
Theodore Roosevelt's Tilghman retires
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post ...for a 4-0 aggregate win. . . . MLS's disciplinary...BASKETBALL Organizers said San Diego State and Syracuse will play in the inaugural Battle on the Midway basketball game on the...the USS Midway Museum in San Diego Bay on Nov. 9...
In brief
Newspaper article from: Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH) ...WSU tops Xavier; win streak at 7 CINCINNATI...Parker added 19 as the San Antonio Spurs coasted...College basketball: San Diego State and Syracuse...in the inaugural Battle on the Midway game on the flight...has been berthed on San Diego Bay since 2004...
Bowl-goer's guide to San Diego
Newspaper article from: AZ Daily Star ...tell you who will win, but the places below...sponsored UA events in San Diego: Tuesday * Meet the...Luncheon, held at the San Diego Convention Center...Harbor Drive). The battle of the bands begins...lived aboard the USS Midway (910 N. Harbor Drive...
RELIGIOUS RIGHT KEEPS THE PEACE CONSERVATIVES POINT TO GOP PLATFORM...
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) Byline: Calvin Woodward Associated Press SAN DIEGO -- Midway through the GOP convention, Christian conservatives...A system set up to enable the coalition to do swift battle with delegates opposed to their social conservatism...
Where history comes alive
Newspaper article from: The Beacon News - Aurora (IL) ...History Channel usually wins. Getting no argument...extended weekend in San Diego. During one of our...discovered the USS Midway, a decommissioned...was named after the Battle of Midway - the decisive...permanently berthed in San Diego harbor as a floating...
Travel: Top fun in San Diego; NIGEL THOMPSON finds plenty to amuse him in the...
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England) ...the new home of the San Diego Padres baseball team...strength, head for the USS Midway, a towering, 70,000...Cruise film was shot in San Diego. The city also has a...Tiger Woods overcame his battle of wounded knee to win the US Open. Expect...

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