Today in Military History --
878 Alfred the Great of Wesex defeated the Danes in the Battle of Ethandune and
declared himself King of the Anglo-Saxons
1765 HMS 'Victory' was launched --
https://strategypage.com/cic/docs/cic96c.asp1915 German 'U-20' torpedoes the liner 'Lusitania', 1198 die
1942 Battle of the Coral Sea, Day 1: US sinks CVL 'Shoho', loses an oiler and destroyer
1943 British troops capture Tunis, the US 1st Armored Div captures Ferryville and the
9th Infantry Div takes Bizerte
1956 Franco-Algerian War: Battle at Oran, 300 die