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Now aware Know of the presence of U.S. carriers in the area , the Japanese fleet carriers advanced Arriving towards the Coral Sea with the intention of locating Placing and destroying Destroying the Allied naval forces .

On the first day , both forces mistakenly believed Know they were attacking Attack their opponent 's fleet carriers , but were actually attacking Attack other units , with the U.S. sinking the Japanese light carrier while the Japanese sank Motion_directional a U.S. destroyer and heavily damaged Damaging a fleet oiler ( which was later scuttled Destroying ) .

On the first day , both forces mistakenly believed Know they were attacking Attack their opponent 's fleet carriers , but were actually attacking Attack other units , with the U.S. sinking the Japanese light carrier while the Japanese sank Motion_directional a U.S. destroyer and heavily damaged Damaging a fleet oiler ( which was later scuttled Destroying ) .

The next day , the fleet carriers found Know and engaged each other , with the Japanese fleet carrier heavily damaged Damaging , the U.S. fleet carrier critically damaged Damaging ( and later scuttled Destroying ) , and `` Yorktown '' damaged Damaging .

More importantly , the Japanese fleet carriers `` Shōkaku '' and —the former damaged Damaging and the latter with a depleted Expend_resource aircraft complement—were unable to participate Participation in the Battle of Midway the following month , while `` Yorktown '' did participate Participation , ensuring Assistance a rough parity in aircraft between the two adversaries and contributing Bringing significantly to the U.S. victory in that battle Hostile_encounter .

The inexperience of U.S. forces Military_operation was also apparent at the Battle Hostile_encounter of the Kasserine Pass .

In the first action , elements of three U.S. Marine battalions under the command Control of U.S. Marine Major General Alexander Vandegrift attacked Attack Japanese troop concentrations at several points around the Matanikau River .

In the first action , elements of three U.S. Marine battalions under the command Control of U.S. Marine Major General Alexander Vandegrift attacked Attack Japanese troop concentrations at several points around the Matanikau River .

During the action , three U.S. Marine companies were surrounded Surrounding by Japanese forces Causation , took Conquering heavy losses Earnings_and_losses , and barely escaped Escaping with assistance from a U.S. Navy destroyer and landing Motion craft manned by U.S. Coast Guard personnel .

During the action , three U.S. Marine companies were surrounded Surrounding by Japanese forces Causation , took Conquering heavy losses Earnings_and_losses , and barely escaped Escaping with assistance from a U.S. Navy destroyer and landing Motion craft manned by U.S. Coast Guard personnel .

During the action , three U.S. Marine companies were surrounded Surrounding by Japanese forces Causation , took Conquering heavy losses Earnings_and_losses , and barely escaped Escaping with assistance from a U.S. Navy destroyer and landing Motion craft manned by U.S. Coast Guard personnel .

In the second action two weeks later , a larger force of U.S. Marines successfully crossed Motion_directional the Matanikau River , attacked Attack Japanese forces Causation under the command Control of newly arrived generals Masao Maruyama and Yumio Nasu , and inflicted heavy casualties Damaging on a Japanese infantry regiment .

The second action forced Motion the Japanese to retreat Escaping from their positions east of the Matanikau and hindered Preventing_or_letting Japanese preparations for their planned Arranging major offensive on the U.S. Lunga defenses set for later in October 1942 that resulted in Causation the Battle for Henderson Field .

It was the most significant accident in U.S. commercial nuclear power plant history .

The U.S. Department of Justice concluded Wilson shot Use_firearm Brown in self-defense .

In response Response to the shooting Use_firearm and subsequent unrest , the U.S. Department of Justice ( DOJ ) conducted Action an investigation into the policing practices of the Ferguson Police Department ( FPD ) .

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The U.S. Navy , Marine Corps , and Army , under the command Control of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz , had overrun Destroying the most important islands in the nearby Gilbert Islands and Marshall Islands , and then built Building numerous air bases there .

The war Military_operation erupted Process_start soon after Black Hawk and a group of Sauks , Meskwakis , and Kickapoos , known as the `` British Band '' , crossed Motion_directional the Mississippi River , into the U.S. state of Illinois , from Iowa Indian Territory in April 1832 .

U.S. officials , convinced Coming_to_believe that the British Band was hostile Hostile_encounter , mobilized Arranging a frontier militia and opened Body_movement fire Use_firearm on a delegation from the Native Americans on May 14 , 1832 .

He led Causation his band to a secure Arriving location in what is now southern Wisconsin and was pursued Self_motion by U.S. forces Military_operation .

Meanwhile , other Native Americans conducted Action raids Attack against forts and settlements largely unprotected Having_or_lacking_access with the absence of U.S. troops .

The Menominee and Dakota tribes , already at odds with the Sauks and Meskwakis , supported Supporting the U.S. Commanded Request by General Henry Atkinson , the U.S. troops tracked Self_motion the British Band .

The Menominee and Dakota tribes , already at odds with the Sauks and Meskwakis , supported Supporting the U.S. Commanded Request by General Henry Atkinson , the U.S. troops tracked Self_motion the British Band .

On August 2 , U.S. soldiers attacked Attack the remnants of the British Band at the Battle Hostile_encounter of Bad Axe , killing Killing many and capturing Conquering most who remained alive .

The war Military_operation gave Giving impetus to the U.S. policy of Indian removal , in which Native American tribes were pressured Causation to sell Commerce_sell their lands and move Self_motion west of the Mississippi River and stay Temporary_stay there .

Two women were triple medalists : Erika Hess of Switzerland won three golds , with titles in the slalom , giant slalom , and combined Cause_to_amalgamate , and Christin Cooper of the U.S. won two silvers and a bronze .

Switzerland and the U.S. led Causation in total medals with five each ; Switzerland had three golds ( Hess ' ) and five other nations each had a single gold medal .

The floods Catastrophe affected Influence about 3,000 homes in Montérégie and caused Causation an estimated six million U.S. dollars of damage Damaging in seven counties in the northern area of Vermont .

Whether the occupants of Bud Dajo were hostile Hostile_encounter to U.S. forces Hostile_encounter is disputed Quarreling , as inhabitants of Jolo Island had previously used Using the crater as a place of refuge during Spanish assaults Attack .

The race is open Openness to all members of the public , though a significant portion of the participants Participation are members of military units of the U.S. and foreign armed Bearing_arms forces Causation and their families .

The U.S. , U.K. , and eleven other nations jointly expelled Removing Syrian ambassadors and diplomats from their territories .

Soldiers , U.S. Marines , U.S. Navy SEALs , and Iraqi Security Forces fought Hostile_encounter insurgents for control Control of key locations in Ramadi , including the Government Centre and the General Hospital .

Soldiers , U.S. Marines , U.S. Navy SEALs , and Iraqi Security Forces fought Hostile_encounter insurgents for control Control of key locations in Ramadi , including the Government Centre and the General Hospital .

U.S. military officers believe that insurgent actions Emptying during the battle Hostile_encounter led to Causation the formation Coming_to_be of the Anbar Awakening .

U.S. Navy SEAL Michael A. Monsoor was posthumously awarded Award the Medal of Honor for actions during the battle Hostile_encounter .

Due to the large number of injuries Bodily_harm , rounds fired Use_firearm , weapons used Using , and overall length of the shootout Hostile_encounter , it is regarded Judgment_communication as one of the most intense gun battles Hostile_encounter in U.S. police history .

According to the US military Military_operation , it was the largest air assault Attack in Iraq since the U.S. invasion Attack in 2003 .

The Texas oil boom , sometimes called Name_conferral the gusher age , was a period of dramatic change Change and economic growth in the U.S. state of Texas during the early 20th century that began Process_start with the discovery of a large petroleum reserve near Beaumont , Texas .

The find was unprecedented in its size ( worldwide ) and ushered in Bringing an age of rapid regional development and industrialization that has few parallels Forming_relationships in U.S. history .

Texas quickly became Becoming one of the leading oil producing states in the U.S. , along with Oklahoma and California ; soon the nation overtook the Russian Empire as the top producer of petroleum .

By 1940 Texas had come to Motion dominate U.S. production .

On September 12 , 2017 , the U.S. Department of Justice announced Expressing_publicly it would not bring Bringing federal charges Judgment_communication against the six Baltimore police officers involved Cause_to_be_included in the arrest Arrest and in-custody death Death of Freddie Gray .

He was the first U.S. president to be assassinated Killing , and Lincoln 's funeral Rite and burial Rite marked Recording an extended Expansion period of national mourning .

The funeral was attended Participation by 32 heads of state , 15 heads of government , 14 foreign ministers and four princes ; U.S. President Ronald Reagan sent Sending George H. W. Bush , the Vice President of the United States .

The 1959 Okinawa F-100 crash occurred Coming_to_be on June 30 , 1959 , in the Ishikawa area ( now Uruma ) of then United States ( U.S. ) -occupied Okinawa .

The tragedy contributed Causation to ill-feelings from the Okinawan community towards the U.S. occupation authorities and calls for the island to be returned to the control of the Government of Japan .

British intelligence officials′ conclusions and the UK government 's solicitations were instrumental in initiating Process_start and planning Arranging the coup Change_of_leadership , despite the fact that the U.S. government in 1952 had been considering unilateral action ( without UK support ) to assist Assistance the Mosaddegh government .

In August 2013 , sixty years afterward , the U.S. government formally acknowledged Statement the U.S. role in the coup Change_of_leadership by releasing Statement a bulk of previously classified government documents that show it was in charge of both the planning Arranging and the execution of the coup Change_of_leadership , including the bribing of Iranian politicians , security and army high-ranking officials , as well as pro-coup propaganda .