Historical Briefing for March 9
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December 29
USS Constitution Defeats HMS Java off Brazil
December 28
Seminole Ambush Destroys Major Francis Dade Detachment on Fort King Road
December 27
Patton Relieves Bastogne and Opens Southern Supply Corridor
December 26
Continental Army Overwhelms Hessian Garrison in Surprise Attack at Trenton
December 25
General George Washington Crosses the Icy Delaware River
December 24
Eighth Air Force Mounts Largest Heavy Bomber Strike of World War II
December 23
Marine Defenders Make Final Stand at Wake Island
December 22
Brigadier General Anthony McAuliffe Rejects German Surrender Demand at Bastogne