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Historical Events on September 5

  • French National Convention

    1793

    French Revolution: The French National Convention initiates the Reign of Terror.

  • Siege of Fort Wayne

    1812

    War of 1812: The Siege of Fort Wayne begins when Chief Winamac's forces attack two soldiers returning from the fort's outhouses.

  • Maryland Campaign

    1862

    American Civil War: The Army of Northern Virginia crosses the Potomac River at White's Ford in the Maryland Campaign.

  • First Battle of the Marne

    1914

    World War I: First Battle of the Marne begins. Northeast of Paris, the French attack and defeat German forces who are advancing on the capital.

  • Llanes

    1937

    Spanish Civil War: Llanes falls to the Nationalists following a one-day siege.

  • Estonia

    1941

    Whole territory of Estonia is occupied by Nazi Germany.

  • Battle of Milne Bay

    1942

    World War II: Japanese high command orders withdrawal at Milne Bay, the first major Japanese defeat in land warfare during the Pacific War.

  • Igor Gouzenko

    1945

    Cold War: Igor Gouzenko, a Soviet Union embassy clerk, defects to Canada, exposing Soviet espionage in North America, signalling the beginning of the Cold War.

  • 101st Airborne Division

    1970

    Vietnam War: Operation Jefferson Glenn begins: The United States 101st Airborne Division and the South Vietnamese 1st Infantry Division initiate a new operation in Thừa Thiên-Huế Province.

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