Death of Red Cloud
Oglala Lakota Indian warrior Red Cloud died on December 10, 1909.
Military
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Honorable Discharge
On November 29, 1944, the War Department officially adopted the honorable discharge emblem.
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Birth of Daniel J. Daly
US Marine Sergeant Major Daniel Joseph Daly was born on November 11, 1873, in Glen Cove, New York.
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Happy Birthday Grenville Clark
Grenville Clark was born on November 5, 1882, in New York City.
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The Alaska Highway
On October 28, 1942, construction was completed on the 1,700 mile Alaska Highway.
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Founding the VFW
On September 29, 1899, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) was founded in Columbus, Ohio.
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Death of Daniel Boone
On September 26, 1820, famed American pioneer and explorer Daniel Boone died in St. Charles County, Missouri.
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Buffalo Soldiers
On September 21, 1866, the 9th and 10th Cavalry units and the 38th, 39th, 40th, and 41st Infantry units (later consolidated as the 24th and 25th Infantry) were formed. The units were comprised entirely of black soldiers – the first to serve in a peacetime army. They would come to be known as Buffalo Soldiers.
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Happy Birthday, Milton Hershey
Businessman and philanthropist Milton Snavely Hershey was born on September 13, 1857, in Derry Township, Pennsylvania.
