2010 Event Danish special forces storm a ship captured by Somali pirates, freeing 25 crewmembers on board 1997 Event SWAT team shoots John E Armstrong in Fla, freeing 2 young hostages 1977 Event West German commandos storm hijacked Lufthansa in Mogadishu, Somalia freeing all 86 hostages and killing 3 of 4 hijackers 1977 Event Israeli soldier who died freeing hostages in Entebee Raid (1976) 1863 Event Harriet Tubman leads Union guerrillas into Maryland, freeing slaves 1854 Event John Fremont issues proclamation freeing slaves of Missouri rebels
