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2012 Event - The first deployment of U.S. Marines arrives in Australia's city of Darwin in the Northern Territory

2010 Event - Mexican marines arrest seven gunmen they believe were involved in the massacre of 72 migrants at Tamaulipas

1992 Event - Operation Restore Hope - U.S. Marines land in Somalia

1989 Event - IRA-bomb kills 10 British marines in Kent

1987 Event - Britain's Prince Edward resigns from his Royal Marines training

1984 Event - Last U.S. Marines in multinational peacekeeping force in Lebanon left Beirut

1983 Event - Congress authorized President Reagan to keep 1,600 U.S. Marines in Lebanon

1982 Event - U.S. Marines land in Beirut, Lebanon

1978 Event - Marines terminate Molukse action in Province house (1 dead)

1977 Event - Dutch marines rescued hostages from a Moluccan held train in Holland

1967 Event - Amsterdam Marines chase out "nozems" of Central Station

1967 Event - Marines chase "Nozems" out of Amsterdam Central Station

1965 Event - U.S. Marines invade Dominican Republic, stay until October 1966

1965 Event - 1st U.S. combat forces arrive in Vietnam (3,500 Marines)

1962 Event - U.S. Marines arrive in Laos

1952 Event - Marines take part in an atomic explosion training in Nevada

1952 Event - Marines give notice that they will recall Ted Williams to active duty

1945 Death - Colonel Roberts, commandant 22nd regiment marines, dies in battle

1945 Birthday - D A S Pennefather, Major-General/Commandant, General Royal Marines

1945 Event - U.S. Marines conquer Awatsha Draw Okinawa

1945 Event - U.S. Marines attack Yae Take on Okinawa

1945 Event - U.S. Marines conquer Minna Shima off Okinawa

1945 Event - U.S. Marines explore Tsugen Shima near Okinawa

1945 Event - U.S. Marines raise flag on Iwo Jima, famous photo and statue

1945 Event - 30,000 U.S. Marines land on Iwo Jima

1944 Event - 1st allied marines move onto Antwerp harbor

1942 Event - Distinguished Service Medal for Merchant Marines authorized

1940 Event - French marines stationed on Aruba

1939 Birthday - Martin Garrod, Commandant General Royal Marines

1935 Birthday - Martin Garrod, Commandant General, Royal Marines

1927 Event - Guomindang Army conquerors Shanghai as British marines flee

1927 Event - 1,000 U.S. Marines land in China to protect American property

1927 Event - U.S. Marines sent to Nicaragua

1926 Event - U.S. Marines land in Nicaragua (9-mo after leaving), stay until 1933

1925 Event - U.S. Marines leave Nicaragua after 13-year occupation

1919 Event - U.S. Marines invade Honduras

1919 Event - U.S. Marines invade Costa Rica

1916 Event - U.S. Marines invade Dominican Republic, stay until 1924

1915 Event - U.S. Marines occupy Haiti

1914 Event - U.S. Marines march out of Vera Cruz, Mexico

1914 Event - U.S. Marines occupy Vera Cruz, Mexico, stay 6 months

1912 Event - 2,500 U.S. Marines invade Nicaragua; U.S. remains until 1925

1912 Event - U.S. Marines invade Cuba, 3nd time

1912 Event - U.S. Marines land on Cuba

1912 Event - U.S. Marines sent to Nicaragua

1912 Event - U.S. Marines invade Honduras

1900 Event - 2,000 marines land to capture Beijing, ending Boxer rebellion

1898 Event - U.S. Marines attack Spanish off Guantanamo, Cuba

1898 Event - 1st U.S. Marines land in Cuba during Spanish-American War

1898 Event - 600 U.S. Marines land at Guantanamo Cuba

1898 Event - U.S. Marines land in Cuba, during Spanish-American War

1896 Event - Marines land in Nicaragua to protect U.S. citizens

1881 Event - French marines occupy Tunisian harbor city Sfax

1873 Event - U.S. Marines attack Panama

1847 Event - U.S. Marines under General Scott enter Mexico City (halls of Montezuma)

1819 Death - John H van Kinsbergen, lt-admiral/founder (Corps Marines), dies at 84

1805 Event - U.S. Marines attack shores of Tripoli

1735 Birthday - John H van Kinsbergen, Dutch lt-admiral/founder of Dutch Marines Corp













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