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William C. Lee
1895 Mar, 12

William C. Lee

William C. Lee, American general (d. 1948)
Major General William Carey "Bill" Lee (March 12, 1895 –June 25, 1948) was a senior United States Army officer who fought in both World War I and World War II, where he commanded the 101st Airborne Division, nicknamed the "Screaming Eagles". Lee is often referred to as the "Father of the U.S. Airborne".

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    Battle of Coatit

    First Italo-Ethiopian War: the war's opening battle, the Battle of Coatit, occurs; it is an Italian victory.
  • 24 Feb

    Cuban War of Independence

    Revolution breaks out in Baire, a town near Santiago de Cuba, beginning the Cuban War of Independence, that ends with the Spanish-American War in 1898.
  • 6 Apr

    John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry

    Oscar Wilde is arrested in the Cadogan Hotel, London, after losing a libel case against the Marquess of Queensberry.
  • 7 May

    Alexander Stepanovich Popov

    In Saint Petersburg, Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrates to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society his invention, the Popov lightning detector — a primitive radio receiver. In some parts of the former Soviet Union the anniversary of this day is celebrated as Radio Day.
  • 28 Jun

    Greater Republic of Central America

    El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua form the Greater Republic of Central America.