| | 1910 | 1st airplane flight from the deck of a ship. |
| | 1940 | Germans fire-bomb Conventry, England. |
| | 1942 | Second Battle of Guadalcanal. Despite heavy losses, U.S. Navy forces Japanese to withdraw. |
| | 1962 | Indian counter-offensive against Chinese failed during Himalayan War. |
| | 1965 | Battle of Chu Pong-ia Drang River, Vietnam. US 1st Cavalry (airmobile) fought North Vietnamese regulars for four days. |