101 Dates

Question 1

What happened in 1775?

Answer 1

USMC made 10 November 1775 at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia PA.
Raised 2 battalions of marines
Captain Samuel L Nicholas commander of battalions also considered first commandant of marine corps

Question 2

1776

Answer 2

First marine landing in Revolutionary War at New Providence Island in Bahamas.
Seized guns and supplies.
Uniform had stiff leather stock “leatherneck”.

Question 3

1805

Answer 3

Stormed Barbary Pirate’s stronghold at Burma on shores of Tripoli.
Raised Stars and Stripes in Eastern Hemisphere for first time.

Question 4

1834

Answer 4

Marines organized under the Navy

Question 5

1847

Answer 5

Marines occupied Halls of Montezuma in battle of Chapultepec in Mexico City.
Marines also helped take California.

Question 6

1859

Answer 6

Marines led by Colonel Robert E Lee stormed US arsenal at Harper’s Ferry.
Put down attempted slave revolt by abolitionist John Brown.

Question 7

1868

Answer 7

Adopted EGA
Brigadier General Jacob Zeilin (7th Commandant) modified British EGA.
Globe and anchor signifies worldwide service and sea traditions.
Spread Eagle symbol of nation itself.

Question 8

1883

Answer 8

Semper Fidelis (always faithful) was adopted.

Question 9

1900

Answer 9

Defended Legation Quarter against the Boxer Rebellion in Peking, China.

Question 10

1912

Answer 10

First aviation unit.
Major Alfred A Cunningham was first pilot.
His first solo flight (1stLT) occurred on 01AUG1912.

Question 11

1917

Answer 11

Participated in 8 operations.
Marines awarded French Fourragere.
Still worn by members of the 5th and 6th Marines

Question 12

1933

Answer 12

Marines recognized into the FMF.
Established command and administrative relations between Fleet and Marine Corps.
Marine corps equipment board established in Quantico Virginia.
Began testing materials for landing operations and expeditionary service.

Question 13

1965

Answer 13

Landed in South Vietnam.
Participated in numerous large-scale operations.
Also landed in Dominican Republic to stop a coup and restore the peace.

Question 14

1982

Answer 14

Deployed to Beirut, Lebanon.
To restore peace and order.
Displayed concept of Force in Readiness.

Question 15

1983

Answer 15

23OCT1983 Suicide Truck hit 1st battalion 8th marines barracks. Killing 241 Americans and wounded 70 others.
Last marine withdrew in July 1984.

Question 16

1991

Answer 16

Iraqi government invaded Kuwait and ignored UN resolutions.
Operation Desert Storm launched.
Marine aviation heavily used on January 1991.
Bombing failed so ground forces swept in.
Crippled the Iraqi military capability.

Question 17

2001

Answer 17

11SEP2001 2 planes hijacked and flew into World Trade Center.
Operation Enduring Freedom commenced under umbrella of Global War on Terror.
07OCT2001 strikes from land-based B-1 Lancers, B-2 Spirit and B-52 StratoFortress bombers.
F-14 Tomcat, F/A-18 Hornet fighters, andTomahawk cruise missiles launched from both US and British ships and subs.

Question 18

2003

Answer 18

Invasion of Iraq from 20 March to 01 May 2003.
Led by US alongside UK, Poland and Australia.