Historical Briefing for February 17
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December 11
Marines Defend Wake Island and Repulse Japanese Amphibious Fleet
December 10
Enterprise Dive Bombers Destroy Japanese Submarine I-70
December 9
Patriot Militia Shatters British Regulars at the Battle of Great Bridge
December 8
Japanese Air Arm Destroys Far East Air Force at Clark Field
December 7
Imperial Japanese Fleet Attacks Pearl Harbor in Surprise Strike
December 6
Torpedo Strike off the Scilly Isles
December 5
Henry Knox Arrives at Fort Ticonderoga to Mobilize Continental Artillery
December 4
Naval Aviators Stand Together in the Snows of Chosin Reservoir