The first American soldiers arrived in Saudi Arabia as part of the Gulf War.
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Theodore Roosevelt was nominated for US president by the Progressive Party.
The Valais Witch Trials started in Switzerland, making it the first witch hunt of its kind, which became much more widespread over the next few decades.
The National Space Development Agency of Japan selected Mamoru Mohri, Chiaki Mukai, and Takao Doi as Japan’s first astronauts.
The first British troops arrived in France during World War I.
George Washington created the Purple Heart medal that symbolizes military merit.
