{"slug": "united-states-marine-corps", "label": "United States Marine Corps", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11218", "qid": "Q11218", "description": "maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces", "entries": 30, "years": 22, "span": [1775, 2017], "span_label": ["1775 CE", "2017 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 17}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 4}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 3}, {"title": "Crime & Justice", "count": 2}, {"title": "Disasters & Accidents", "count": 1}, {"title": "Science & Discovery", "count": 1}, {"title": "Climate & Environment", "count": 1}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": ["American Marine Corps", "U.S. Marine", "U.S. Marine Corps", "U.S. Marines", "US Marine", "US Marine Corps", "US Marines", "US marine", "USMC", "United States Marine", "United States Marine Corp", "United States Marines"], "related": [{"slug": "vietnam-war", "label": "Vietnam War", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "viet-cong", "label": "Viet Cong", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "beirut", "label": "Beirut", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "vietnam", "label": "Vietnam", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "south-vietnam", "label": "South Vietnam", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "hawaii", "label": "Hawaii", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "korea", "label": "Korea", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "lebanon", "label": "Lebanon", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "united-nations-security-council", "label": "United Nations Security Council", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "hezbollah", "label": "Hezbollah", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "california", "label": "California", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "united-states-navy", "label": "United States Navy", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1775, "year_label": "1775 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "November 10", "text": "November 10 – American Revolution: The Continental Congress passes a resolution creating the Continental Marines to serve as landing troops for the recently created Continental Navy (the Marines are disbanded at end of the war in April 1783 but reformed on July 11, 1798 as the United States Marine Corps).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365589248#July–December", "title": "1775", "revid": 1365589248, "section": "Events › July–December"}}, {"year": 1798, "year_label": "1798 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "July 11", "text": "July 11 – The United States Marine Corps is re-established under its present name.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366050846#July–December", "title": "1798", "revid": 1366050846, "section": "Events › July–December"}}, {"year": 1798, "year_label": "1798 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "July 11", "text": "July 11 – The United States Marine Corps is established by Congress (the Marine Corps had existed prior, see history of the United States Marine Corps).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1352071875#Events", "title": "1798 in the United States", "revid": 1352071875, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1805, "year_label": "1805 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "April 27", "text": "April 27 – Battle of Derne: United States Marines and Berbers attack the Tripolitan city of Derna (The \"Shores of Tripoli\").", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1322981653#Events", "title": "1805 in the United States", "revid": 1322981653, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1871, "year_label": "1871 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June 10", "text": "June 10 – Captain McLane Tilton leads 109 U.S. Marines in a naval attack on the Han River forts in Korea.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358721675#April–June", "title": "1871 in the United States", "revid": 1358721675, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1871, "year_label": "1871 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "June 10", "text": "June 10 – United States expedition to Korea: Captain McLane Tilton leads 109 members of the United States Marine Corps in a punitive naval attack on the Han River forts on Ganghwa Island in Korea, resulting in 250 Koreans dying and diplomatic failure to \"open up\" Korea.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368649173#April–June", "title": "1871", "revid": 1368649173, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1893, "year_label": "1893 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "January 17", "text": "January 17 – Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii: Lorrin A. Thurston and the Citizen's Committee of Public Safety in Hawaii, with the intervention of the United States Marine Corps, overthrow the government of Queen Liliuokalani.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369946190#January", "title": "1893", "revid": 1369946190, "section": "Events › January"}}, {"year": 1893, "year_label": "1893 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "January 17", "text": "January 17 – The U.S. Marines intervene in Hawaii, resulting in overthrow of the government of Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353498200#January–March", "title": "1893 in the United States", "revid": 1353498200, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1912, "year_label": "1912 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "August 4", "text": "August 4 – United States occupation of Nicaragua: U.S. Marines land from the USS Annapolis in Nicaragua, to support the conservative government at its request.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373503730#August", "title": "1912", "revid": 1373503730, "section": "Events › August"}}, {"year": 1934, "year_label": "1934 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "August 15", "text": "August 15 – The United States Marine Corps leaves Haiti.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372993239#July–August", "title": "1934", "revid": 1372993239, "section": "Events › July–August"}}, {"year": 1942, "year_label": "1942 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "August 7", "text": "August 7 – WWII: Guadalcanal campaign – The U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps start the first American offensive of the war, with an amphibious landing on the island of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372873908#August", "title": "1942", "revid": 1372873908, "section": "Events › August"}}, {"year": 1943, "year_label": "1943 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "June 20", "text": "20 June – Several U.S. Marines drown during landing exercises at Paekākāriki.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360118463#Events", "title": "1943 in New Zealand", "revid": 1360118463, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1943, "year_label": "1943 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "October", "text": "October last US Marines depart US Naval Base New Zealand", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360118463#Events", "title": "1943 in New Zealand", "revid": 1360118463, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1944, "year_label": "1944 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "March 20", "text": "March 20 – Landing on Emirau: 4,000 United States Marines land on Emirau Island in the Bismarck Archipelago to develop an airbase, as part of Operation Cartwheel.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370022611#March", "title": "1944", "revid": 1370022611, "section": "Events › March"}}, {"year": 1945, "year_label": "1945 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "February 23", "text": "February 23 – Battle of Iwo Jima: A group of United States Marines reach the top of Mount Suribachi on the island, and are photographed raising the American flag. The photo, Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima (taken by Joe Rosenthal), later wins a Pulitzer Prize.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371513862#February", "title": "1945", "revid": 1371513862, "section": "Events › February"}}, {"year": 1957, "year_label": "1957 CE", "section": "Science & Discovery", "date": "July 16", "text": "July 16 – United States Marine Major John Glenn flies an F8U supersonic jet from California to New York in 3 hours, 23 minutes and 8 seconds, setting a new transcontinental speed record.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371361971#July", "title": "1957", "revid": 1371361971, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 1958, "year_label": "1958 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July 15", "text": "July 15 – 1958 Lebanon crisis: 5,000 United States Marines land in the Lebanese capital Beirut in support of the pro-Western government.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371827125#July", "title": "1958", "revid": 1371827125, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 1965, "year_label": "1965 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "March 8", "text": "March 8 – Vietnam War: Some 3,500 United States Marines arrive in Da Nang, South Vietnam, becoming the first American ground combat troops in Vietnam.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368843670#March–April", "title": "1965", "revid": 1368843670, "section": "Events › March–April"}}, {"year": 1965, "year_label": "1965 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "August 18", "text": "August 18 – Vietnam War: Operation Starlite – 5,500 United States Marines destroy a Viet Cong stronghold on the Van Tuong peninsula in Quảng Ngãi Province, in the first major American ground battle of the war. The Marines were tipped off by a Viet Cong deserter who said that there was an attack planned against the U.S. base at Chu Lai.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368843670#July–August", "title": "1965", "revid": 1368843670, "section": "Events › July–August"}}, {"year": 1965, "year_label": "1965 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "September 2", "text": "September 2 – Vietnam War: In a follow-up to August's Operation Starlite, United States Marines and South Vietnamese forces initiate Operation Piranha on the Batangan Peninsula, 23 mi south of the Chu Lai Marine base.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368843670#September–October", "title": "1965", "revid": 1368843670, "section": "Events › September–October"}}, {"year": 1965, "year_label": "1965 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "October 30", "text": "October 30 – Vietnam War: Near Da Nang, United States Marines repel an intense attack by Viet Cong forces, killing 56 guerrillas. A sketch of Marine positions is found on the dead body of a 13-year-old Vietnamese boy who sold drinks to the Marines the day before.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368843670#September–October", "title": "1965", "revid": 1368843670, "section": "Events › September–October"}}, {"year": 1966, "year_label": "1966 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June 15", "text": "June 15 - Vietnam War: Battle of Hill 488 - A small United States Marine Corps reconnaissance platoon inflicts large casualties on regular North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong fighters before withdrawing with fourteen dead.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371381437#Events", "title": "1966 in Vietnam", "revid": 1371381437, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1967, "year_label": "1967 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "September 4", "text": "September 4 – Vietnam War – Operation Swift: The United States Marines launch a search and destroy mission in Quảng Nam and Quảng Tín provinces. The ensuing 4-day battle in Que Son Valley kills 114 Americans and 376 North Vietnamese.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370160888#September", "title": "1967", "revid": 1370160888, "section": "Events › September"}}, {"year": 1979, "year_label": "1979 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "October 19", "text": "October 19 – 13 US Marines die in fire at Camp Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, caused by Typhoon Tip.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1339936928#Events", "title": "1979 in Japan", "revid": 1339936928, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1983, "year_label": "1983 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "August 29", "text": "August 29 – Two U.S. Marines are killed by mortar blast in Beirut, marking the first U.S. combat fatalities of the Multinational Force in Lebanon.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366392977#August", "title": "1983", "revid": 1366392977, "section": "Events › August"}}, {"year": 1983, "year_label": "1983 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "October 23", "text": "October 23 – Beirut barracks bombing: Simultaneous suicide truck-bombings destroy both the French Army and United States Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, killing 241 U.S. servicemen, 58 French paratroopers and 6 Lebanese civilians.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366392977#October", "title": "1983", "revid": 1366392977, "section": "Events › October"}}, {"year": 1989, "year_label": "1989 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": "July 31", "text": "July 31 – In Lebanon, Hezbollah announces that it has hanged U.S. Marine Lt. Col. William R. Higgins in retaliation for Israel's July 28 kidnapping of Hezbollah leader Abdel Karim Obeid. The same day, the United Nations Security Council passes United Nations Security Council Resolution 638, condemning the taking of hostages by both sides in the conflict.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369557705#July", "title": "1989", "revid": 1369557705, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 1995, "year_label": "1995 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June 2", "text": "June 2 – A United States Air Force F-16 piloted by Captain Scott O'Grady is shot down over Bosnia and Herzegovina while patrolling the NATO no-fly zone. O'Grady is rescued by U.S. Marines six days later.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372467239#June", "title": "1995", "revid": 1372467239, "section": "Events › June"}}, {"year": 2003, "year_label": "2003 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "March 8", "text": "March 8 - Kuwaiti workers have been instructed to make 35 holes in the fence between Iraq and Kuwait, and that the Kuwaiti army is positioning tanks at these openings. The Pakistan Daily Times reported that UNIKOM had found armed US Marines in the demilitarized zone along the fence last month. CBC reported that 230 UN support workers have been ordered out of the demilitarized zone.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341150616#March", "title": "2003 in Kuwait", "revid": 1341150616, "section": "Events › March"}}, {"year": 2017, "year_label": "2017 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": null, "text": "Date unknown – Two U.S. Navy SEALs and two Marines are accused of murdering U.S. Army Green Beret Logan Melgar while serving on an undisclosed mission in Mali.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1252886159#Events", "title": "2017 in Mali", "revid": 1252886159, "section": "Events"}}]}