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1775-1783 May 10 1775 Jun14 1775 Jul 03 1775 Jul 04 1776 1778 1787 1812-1815 1861-1865 Jul 12 1862 1898 Aug 16 1903 1908 1926 Mar 03 1931 Dec 07 1941 Jun 06 1944 May 12 1945 Aug 06 1945 Aug 09 1945 1947 Sep 1947 Aug 10 1949 May 1950 Aug 17 1955 Jun 14 1956 Nov 11 1956 Dec 12 1957 1959 Jul 04 1966 1968 1968 1973 Oct 25 1983 1989 Jan 1991 Feb 1 1992 Sept 11 2001 Sept 14 2001 Oct 07 2001 Jan 06 2002 Mar 19 2003 |
Event
The Revolutionary War The Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (The action for which the Army was awarded it's first battle streamer) The infantry branch was established in the U.S. Army. The U.S. Army was created by the Second Continental Congress. Six Companies of expert riflemen formed in Pennsylvania, Two in Maryland and Two in Virginia George Washington became the first Commander in Chief of the Continental Army The Declaration of Independence was esablished During the winter the Army received it's first real training by a former Prussian Officer named Baron Friedrich Von Steuben at Valley Forge The Constitution of the United States was written (Ratified in 1789) The war of 1812 The Civil War The Medal of Honor was established by a Congressional Act The United States emerged as a world power with the outbreak of the Spanish American War The first Chief of Staff of the Army took office LT. Edmund L. Gruber composed the "Caisson Song" which was later to be known as "the Army goes rolling along". It was dedicated on Veterans day of 1956 by the Secretary of the Army Congress changed the name of the Air Service to the Army Air Corp "The Star Spangled Banner" officially became the National Anthem by law (title 36, U.S. Code 170) The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor D-Day, France was liberated when the U.S. and it's Allies stormed Normandy Beach (the password used was "Mickey Mouse") The official name of the operation was "Operation Overlord" VE-Day, Germany surrendered The 1st atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan (dropped by a plane named the Enola Gay) the 2nd atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan The Department of the Army was established by the National Security Act of 1947. It was previously known as The War Department. The Air Force separated from the Army Department of Defense was created The Uniform Code of Military Justice was enacted President Eisenhower signed the Code of Conduct The Army flag was dedicated. Also the 181st Anniversary of the U.S. Army The army song "The Army Goes Rolling Along" was dedicated by the Secretary of the Army. It was not officially announced until Dec 12, 1957. Originally known as the "Caisson Song", it was composed by LT. Edmund L. Gruber in 1908 The army officially announced that "The Army goes rolling along" was the Official U.S. Army song. The song originally written by LT. Edmund L. Gruber in 1908 was originally known as the "Caisson Song" and was dedicated in 1956 by the Secretary of the Army The draft was extended until this year due to the outbreak of the Korean war The position of Sergeant Major of the Army was established The Tet Offensive, the full scale assault on all major South Vietnamese cities by the enemy The American spy ship "USS Pueblo" was captured by the North Korean Forces The majority of American troops pulled out of Vietnam The Grenada Operation commenced Operation Just Cause - In December 1989, U.S. Army forces supported by the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy, participated in Operation Just Cause - the invasion of Panama. Ground forces, consisting of combat elements of the XVIII Airborne Corps, the 82nd Airborne Division, the 7th Infantry Division, the 75th Ranger Regiment, a Joint Special Operations Task Force and U.S. Marines, executed a night assault into Panama Marlin Fitzwater announces, "The liberation of Kuwait has begun..." The air war started Jan 17 at 2:38 a.m. (local time) or January 16 at 6:38PM EST due to an 8 hour time difference, with an Apache helicopter attack. US warplanes attack Baghdad, Kuwait and other military targets in Iraq US and Russia sign a treaty officially ending the Cold War Attacks Begin on United States Targets. Also known as 9-11 Operation Noble Eagle Begins Operation Enduring Freedom Begins Joint Task Force Guantanamo Begins Operation Iraqi Freedom Begins |