102.1 Usmc Hx

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1775 list 2 important things

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1. USMC was created on 10 NOV 1775 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania @ Tun Tavern by a resolution of the Continental Congress two Battalions of Marines were raised
2. Captain Samuel Nicholas became the commander of these two Battalions and is traditionally considered the first Commandant of the USMC

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notable events.
*1834
*1947
*1952

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1834 usmc came under the department of the USN.
1947 was the National Security Act. In 1952 it was ammended which states its present structure.

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1776 list three notiable

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*The first Marine landing took place during the Revolutionary war.
* Marines invaded New Providence Island in the Bahams and seized guns and supplies.
* The uniform of the day was a stiff leather stock that was worn around the neck, thus the nickname "Leatherneck"

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1805
2 events

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*marines stormed the Barbary Pirates stronghold at Burma on the "Shores of Tripoli"
* Marines raised the "Stars and Stripes " for the first time in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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1847
3 events

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*During the Mexican War, Marines occupied the "Halls of Montezuma" during the Battle of Chapultepec in Mexico City.
*The royal palace fell to invading Marines, whoe were among the first US troops to enter the capital.
* USMC helped take California

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1859
1 event

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Under the command of Colonel Robert E. Lee, U.S Army, Marines stormed the US Arsenal a Harpery's Ferry to put down an attempted slave revolt lead by abolitionist John Brown.

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1868
2 events

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*USMC adopted and emblem that sonsisted of an eagle, a globe and an ancor.
* Brigadier General Jacob Zeilin, 7th Commandant , modified the British (Royal) Marine emblem to depict the marines as both American and Maritime. The globe and anchor signify worldwide service ans sea traditions. The spread eagle is a symbol of the Nation itself.

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1883
1 event

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Official motto of the usmc "Semper fidelis" (Always Faithful) was adopted. "Semper Fi"

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1900
3 facts

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In support of foreign policy, marines from ships on the Asiatic station defended the American Legation in Peking, China duing the Boxer Rebellion.
*the marine were part of a multinational defense force that protected the Legation Quarter against attack.
* This small defense force held out against the Boxers until a relief force was able to reach Peking and end the rebellion.

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1913 1 event

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usmc established its aviation unit. Marine Major Alfred A. Cunningham was the first pilot.

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1917
what happened

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USMC landed as part of the American force in France. Marines, participated in eight destinct operations, distinguished themselves and were awared a number of decorations among them the French Fourragere still worn by members of the 5th and 6th Marines

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1933
2 events

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* usmc was reorganized into the Fleet Marine Force, formally establishing the "Command and administrative relations" between the Fleet and the Marine Corps. The Marine Corps Equipment Board was established at Quantico, Virginia, and Marines began to devote long hours to testing and developing materials for landing operations and expeditonary service.

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1965
2 events

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*USMC landed in South Vietnam, which committed the usmc to the longest war in its hx. usmc conducted numerous large-scale offensive operations throughout the course of the war, as well as participating in the pacification program designed to win the support of the local populace. also in response to and attempted coup of the local government
*marines landed in the Dominican Republic to evacutate and protect U.S citizens. The Marines formed the core of a multinational force that quickly restored the peace.

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1982
1 event

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usmc deployed to Lebanon as part of a multinational peacedkeeping force in an effort to restore peace in and order tothe war-torn country. This action further displayed the usmc concept of a "Force in readiness"

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1983
1 event

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*On 23 October 1983, a suicide truck bomb attack on the headquarters building killed 241 Americans and wounded 70 others.

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1984 1 event

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July 1984 the last Marine unit withdrew from Lebanon.

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1991
1 event

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Operation Desert Storm was launched after the Iraqi Government refused to comply with UN resolutions. marine aviation was heavily used when the air phase commenced in January of 1991. When massive bombing failed to dislodge Iraqi forces, Marine ground forces swept into Kuwait and liberated the country, causing severe damage to the Iraqi military capability.