Battle of Britain Ends
On October 31, 1940, the nearly four-month-long Battle of Britain came to an end.
World War II
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First Women Inducted into the U.S. Air Force
Staff Sergeant Esther McGowin Blake raised her right hand and enlisted in the first minute women were allowed to join the U.S. Air Force on July 8, 1948. In doing so, she paved the way for a new generation of women’s military service.
