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1 day ago · In order to destroy the structures that had been built on Midway Island, Japanese forces launched bombers from their aircraft carriers. In response, the Navy, Marine, and Army pilots launched a ...
1 day ago · Type locality "Midway Atoll, Sand Island hole (S-22) at 42.3-m depth in coarse foraminiferal sand. Late Pleistocene" [details] Collapse all Expand all Definitions
2 days ago · The Guadalcanal campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal and codenamed Operation Watchtower by American forces, was a military campaign fought between 7 August 1942 and 9 February 1943 on and around the island of Guadalcanal in the Pacific theater of World War II. It was the first major land offensive by Allied forces against the ...
- 7 August 1942 – 9 February 1943, (6 months and 2 days)
- Allied victory
1 day ago · The name of this secret beach is Holmes Beach, and it's located midway down Anna Maria Island. This stretch of beach is quiet and is backed by private homes, luxury resorts, and a few low-rise condo complexes.
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1 day ago · The islands are known for their white sand beaches, especially those at Magens Bay on Saint Thomas and Trunk Bay (pictured) on Saint John. ... Midway is the only island in the Hawaiian archipelago ...
1 day ago · In Rhode Island, locals are finding new ways to preserve the shoreline with sand just offshore. The coast took a beating this past winter with a few storms, especially in Misquamicut.
2 days ago · The Battle of the Coral Sea, from 4 to 8 May 1942, was a major naval battle between the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and naval and air forces of the United States and Australia. Taking place in the Pacific Theatre of World War II, the battle was the first naval action in which the opposing fleets neither sighted nor fired upon one another ...
