On April 18th in U S Political History
Part II
On April 18th in 1861 Battle of Harpers Ferry, VA.
On April 18th in 1862 Battle of Ft Jackson, Ft St. Philip and New Orleans, LA.
On April 18th in 1942 First issue of the newspaper for U.S. armed forces, Stars and Stripes, was published.
On April 18th in 1942 The first US air strike against Japan, an air squadron from the USS Hornet led by Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle (d.1993), raided Tokyo and other Japanese cities. 16 U.S. Army B-25 bombers broke through Japanese defenses to strike Tokyo and other cities in broad daylight. The North-American B-25B Mitchells were launched from the deck of the aircraft carrier Hornet, and after striking their targets, flew on to China. 2 of the 80 men drowned. 3 of 8 captured by the Japanese were executed and 1 died in a prison camp. Doolittle later became the commander general of the Eighth Air Force.
On April 18th in 1968 Some 178,000 employees of US Bell Telephone System went on strike.
On April 18th in 1968 London Bridge was sold to US oil company. It was later erected in Arizona.
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