On this date in 1861 President Lincoln appoints George B. McClellan as Commander of the Department of the Potomac, replacing McDowell.
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On this date in 1945 the U.S., Britain, and China issue the Potsdam Declarion which gives an ultimatum to Japan: unconditionally surrender immediately, or face “prompt and utter destruction.” In Britain, Clement Atlee replaces Winston Churchill as Prime Minister.
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On this date in 1947 President Truman’s National Security Act creates the U.S. Department of Defense.
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On this date in 1943 Benito Mussolini’s fascist government is overthrown in Italy. The new Italian government begins peace talks.
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On this date in 1943 the Allies begin bombing Hamburg.
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On this date in 1944 U.S. troops make an amphibious assault on the Japanese-held island of Tinian in the Marianas.
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On this date in 1942 Germany begins deporting hundreds of thousands of Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto to the Treblinka concentration camp.
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On this date in 1861 the Union army under General Irvin McDowell suffers a defeat at Bull Run 25 miles southwest of Washington. Confederate General Thomas J. Jackson earns the nickname “Stonewall”, as his brigade resists Union attacks. Union troops fall back to Washington.
