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2006 Israel invades Lebanon in response to Hezbollah's kidnapping of Israeli soldiers
1995 Bomb attack on train in Assam India (27 soldiers killed) 1994 Last Russian soldiers leave Estonia and Latvia 1993 Kurd rebellion kills 33 soldiers and 5 citizens in Turkey 1993 Ad van Gessel, Dutch actor (Everything For Our Soldiers), dies 1992 England honors her dead soldiers in the Falkland Is war 1992 Guy Deghy, actor (Matter of Who, 1 Eyed Soldiers), dies at 79 1991 Planeloads of U.S. troops arrive home from the Persian Gulf, Iraq hands over 40 foreign journalists and 2 American soldiers it captured 1990 Soldiers opens fire on worshippers in Monrovian church, 200-600 die 1989 10,000 Chinese soldiers are blocked by 100,000 citizens protecting students demonstrating for democracy in Tiananmen Square, Beijing 1988 U.S. sends 3000 soldiers to Nicaragua's neighbor Honduras 1987 Viktor P Nekrasov, Ukraine architect/author (Soldiers), dies at 76 1985 248 U.S. soldiers and 8 crew members die in Arrow Air charter crash 1984 500,000 Iranian soldiers move into Iraq 1983 Last 80 U.S. combat soldiers in Grenada withdrew 1982 11 soldiers and 6 civilians die by bomb planted by Irish National Liberation Army exploded in a pub in Ballykelly, Northern Ireland 1975 Darwin Judge, USMC-corporal, 1 of last U.S. soldiers killed in Viet 1975 Michael John Shea, USMC-lt/pilot, 1 of last soldiers killed in Vietnam 1975 William Craig Nystul, USMC Captain, 1 of last U.S. soldiers killed in Viet 1972 Bloody Sunday: British soldiers fire into crowd, kill 13 1972 Bloody Sunday: British soldiers shoot on catholics in Londonderry, 13 die 1971 Pentagon reports blacks constitute 11% of U.S. soldiers in SE Asia 1971 Sean Astin, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Goonies, Toy Soldiers 1969 Martika, Marta Marrero, Cuba, singer, Toy Soldiers 1968 U.S. sends 10,500 additional soldiers to Vietnam 1967 474,300 U.S. soldiers in Vietnam 1967 45,000 U.S. soldiers sent to Vietnam 1966 215,000 U.S. soldiers in Vietnam 1965 U.S. government sends 90,000 soldiers to Vietnam 1965 Lyndon Baines Johnson sends 50,000 more soldiers to Vietnam 1961 Congolese soldiers murder 13 Italian United Nations pilots 1960 Israeli soldiers capture Adolf Eichmann in Buenos Aires 1960 Chinese army kills 12 Indian soldiers 1958 Unidentified soldiers killed in WW II and Korean War buried in Arlington 1954 France sends 20,000 soldiers to Algeria 1951 2,900,000 U.S. soldiers in Korea 1950 1st 407 U.S. soldiers flown to South Korea 1948 Entire Hagana-arm forces sworn-in as Israeli soldiers 1948 Stern-group bomb Cairo-Haifa train, 27 British soldiers died 1945 U.S. soldiers liberate Nazi concentration camp "Buchenwald" 1945 900 Japanese soldiers reportedly killed by crocodiles in 2 days 1945 U.S. soldiers led by General Douglas MacArthur invades Philippines 1944 Exercise "Tiger" ends with 750 U.S. soldiers dead in D-Day rehearsal after their convoy ships were attacked by German torpedo boats 1942 4,000 Canadian and British soldiers killed raiding Dieppe, France 1942 New York Yankees annouce 5,000 uniformed soldiers admitted free at each of their upcoming home games 1941 German and Romanian soldiers kill 11,000 Jews in Kishinev 1941 50,000 British soldiers lands in Greece 1939 4 soviet soldiers killed on Finnish-Russian border 1939 Cleavon Little, Chickasha Oklahoma, actor, Blazing Saddles, Toy Soldiers 1936 Marge Piercy, author, Small Changes, Gone for Soldiers 1927 Spain routes 20,000 soldiers to Morocco (uprising Rifkabylen) 1923 New Egyptian law allows suffrage for men, except soldiers 1923 French soldiers fire on workers at Krupp factory in Essen; 13 die 1919 New York City welcomes home General John J Pershing and 25,000 WW I soldiers 1918 Polish soldiers organize a pogrom against Jews of Galicia Poland 1918 Stephen Tisza, Hungarian Prime Minister, assassinated by soldiers 1918 7 U.S. soldiers are surrounded by Germans in France, Alvin York is given command and shoots 20 Germans and captures 132 more 1918 5 soldiers hanged for alleged participation in Houston riot of 1917 1918 Bernd-Alois Zimmermann, German composer, Soldiers 1917 13 black soldiers hanged for alleged participation in Houston riot 1917 1st U.S. soldiers killed in combat in WW I 1917 In WW I, the 1st U.S. soldiers are killed in combat 1914 Netherlands army shoots up geinterneerde Belgian soldiers: 8 killed 1914 33 killed by soldiers during mine strike in Ludlow, Colorado 1906 Black soldiers raid Brownsville Texas 1901 Guerrilla's assault unarmed U.S. soldiers in Balangiga Phil, 38 killed 1866 Congress authorizes national soldiers' homes 1864 Black Soldiers given Medal of Honor 1864 Congress passes legislation equalizing pay for Black soldiers 1864 Congress rules Black soldiers must receive equal pay 1863 Confederate congress passed resolution to kill black soldiers 1861 Baltimore riots-4 soldiers, 9 civilians killed 1861 Jefferson Davis signs bill authorizing use of slaves as soldiers 1855 Soldiers shoot Jewish families in Coro, Venezuela 1854 Battle at Alma Krim: 1,000 British soldiers died 1848 Austrian soldiers kill 10 students, Pavia 1817 U.S. soldiers attack Florida Indian village, beginning Seminole War 1801 Soldiers riot in Bucharest, kill 128 Jews 1791 Battle at Wabash: indians assault general St. Clair/killed 637 soldiers 1789 Society of St. Tammany is formed by Revolutionary War soldiers. It later becomes an infamous group of New York City political bosses 1765 Britain enacts Quartering Act, required colonists to provide temporary housing to British soldiers 1756 146 British soldiers imprisoned in India-Black Hole of Calcutta-most die 1688 Soldiers killed governor of Aerssen in Paramaribo 1664 Dutch surrender New Amsterdam (NY) to 300 English soldiers 1664 Turkish great Koprulu attacks 120,000 Donau soldiers 1642 King Charles I with 400 soldiers attacks the English parliament 1576 Muitende Spanish soldiers conquer Zierik Sea 1574 Storm breaks Leiden dike; drowns 20,000 Spanish soldiers 1476 400 Burgundy soldiers freeze to death during siege of Nancy 219 Batavian soldiers consecrate altar on Hercules Magusanus Rome |
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