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Today in Military History: July 8
Events of Military significance on this day:
1099 - 15,000 hungry Christian soldiers march barefoot around the city of Jerusalem during the First Crusade.
1520 - Battle of Otumba. Hernan Cortez with 200 Spaniards and 5,000 Indians defeated larger Aztec force and continued his retreat to Tlaxcala.
1709 - Battle of Poltava. Russians defeat Swedes marking the end of Swedish military prowess.
1758 - Ill-considered frontal attack on Fort Ticonderoga by British during the French and Indian War.
1824 - Battle of Kamarut. Small British force stormed a series of stockades held by Burmese.
1942 - U.S.S. Lexington sunk by Japanese carrier aircraft during the Battle of the Coral Sea.
UPD: "Все врут календари"! USS Lexington: Sunk as a result of enemy action at the Battle of the Coral Sea on May 8, 1942. See http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/carriers/cv-list1.html
Correction courtesy of erwin_langman@lj