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
