Historical Briefing for May 5
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January 22
Allied Landing Forces Storm Ashore at Anzio During Operation Shingle
January 21
North Vietnamese Artillery Opens the Siege of Khe Sanh
January 20
Assault Across the Rapido River
January 19
Union Troops Break Confederate Lines at Mill Springs
January 18
Eugene Ely Lands Curtiss Biplane on Armored Cruiser Pennsylvania
January 17
Continental Forces Decisively Defeat British Regulars at Cowpens
January 16
American Armies Link Up at Houffalize to Close the Bulge
January 15
Union Forces Storm Fort Fisher to Seal Wilmington