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Defend America on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 6:25:44 AM
June 30,
1775
Congress impugns Parliament and adopts Articles of War
On
this day in 1775, the Continental Congress drafts its rationale for
taking up arms against Great Britain in the Articles of War.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=737
June 30,
1943
Operation Cartwheel is launched
On
this day in 1943, General Douglas MacArthur launches Operation
Cartwheel, a multi-pronged assault on Rabaul and several islands in the
Solomon Sea in the South Pacific. The joint effort takes nine months to
complete but succeeds in recapturing more Japanese-controlled
territory, further eroding their supremacy in the East.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=6505
June 30,
1950
Truman orders U.S. forces to Korea
Just
three days after the United Nations Security Council voted to provide
military assistance to South Korea, President Harry S. Truman orders
U.S. armed forces to assist in defending that nation from invading
North Korean armies. Truman's dramatic step marked the official entry
of the United States into the Korean War.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2714
1958 - The U.S. Congress passed a law authorizing the admission of Alaska as the 49th state in the Union.
1971 - The 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified when
Ohio became the 38th state to approve it. The amendment
lowered the
minimum voting age to 18.
1971 - The U.S. Supreme Court allowed the New York Times to continue publishing the Pentagon Papers.