2010 Event Thirty Kurds are killed when the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution crosses the border into Iraq 1997 Event Comet Hale-Bopp crosses Mars' orbit 1981 Event 1st solar-powered aircraft, Solar Challenger, crosses English Channel 1970 Event Thor Heyerdahl crosses Atlantic on reed raft 1952 Event SS United States crosses Atlantic in 84:12 (record westward) 1952 Event 31 storms crosses 6 states killing 340 in South-Central U.S. 1948 Event Israeli Defence Forces crosses Egyptian border 1945 Event 3rd Algerian division crosses the Rhine 1945 Event U.S. 7th Army crosses Rhine at Worms 1945 Event British 7th Black Watch crosses the Rhine 1945 Event U.S. 3rd Army crosses Rhine at Nierstein 1945 Event U.S. 9th Armoured Division attacks Remagen Germany, crosses Rhine 1945 Event Russian Red Army crosses the river Oder 1944 Event U.S. 12nd Army Corps crosses river Seine East of Paris 1928 Event Chiang Kai-shek's army crosses Yang-tse 1918 Event U.S. Army of occupation crosses Rhine, enters Germany 1908 Event Lusitania crosses Atlantic in record 4 days 15 hours, New York City 1900 Event President Kruger crosses border with Mozambique 1867 Event Alaska adopts Gregorian calendar, crosses International date line 1864 Event Ulysses S. Grant crosses Rapidan and begins his duel with Robert E. Lee 1863 Event Planning an invasion of Pennsylvania, Lee's army crosses Potomac 1862 Event Lee crosses Potomac and enters Maryland 1855 Event 1st train crosses Mississippi River's 1st bridge, Rock Island, Illinois to Davenport Iowa 1855 Event 1st train crosses 1st U.S. railway suspension bridge, Niagara Falls 1812 Event Napoleon's Grand Army crosses Berezina River in retreat from Russia 1776 Event Washington crosses Delaware and surprises and defeats 1,400 Hessians 1776 Event George Washington's retreating army crosses Delaware River from New Jersey 1672 Event French army under General Turenne crosses Rhine at Lobith 1540 Event Hernando de Soto crosses Appalachian Mountain, 1st European to do so
