The naval Battle of the Eastern Solomons took place on 24–25 August
1942, and was the third carrier battle of the Pacific campaign of World
War II and the second major engagement fought between the United States
Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Guadalcanal Campaign. As
at Coral Sea and Midway, the ships of the two adversaries were never
within sight of each other. Instead, all attacks were carried out by
carrier- or land-based aircraft. After several damaging air attacks, the
naval surface combatants from both the United States of America (U.S.)
and Japan withdrew from the battle area without either side securing a
clear victory. However, the U.S. and its allies gained tactical and
strategic advantage. Japan's losses were greater and included dozens of
aircraft and their experienced aircrews. Also, Japanese reinforcements
intended for Guadalcanal were delayed and eventually delivered by
warships rather than transport ships, giving the Allies more time to
prepare for the Japanese counteroffensive and preventing the Japanese
from landing heavy artillery, ammunition, and other supplies.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Eastern_Solomons>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1482:
Anglo-Scottish Wars: The border town of Berwick-upon-Tweed and
its castle were captured by English forces.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capture_of_Berwick_(1482)>
1857:
The New York City branch of the Ohio Life Insurance and Trust
Co. collapsed following widespread embezzlement, leading to a severe
recession that caused about 5,000 businesses to fail.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_of_1857>
1892:
Goodison Park in Liverpool, England, one of the world's first
purpose-built football grounds, opened.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodison_Park>
1941:
Adolf Hitler ordered the official termination of the T4
euthanasia program of the mentally ill and disabled, although killings
continued in secret for the remainder of the war.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_T4>
2006:
The International Astronomical Union redefined the term
"planet", reclassifying Pluto as a dwarf planet since it has not
"cleared the neighbourhood" around its orbit.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAU_definition_of_planet>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
provident:
With care and consideration for the future; foresightly.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/provident>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Dictatorships foster oppression, dictatorships foster servitude,
dictatorships foster cruelty; more abominable is the fact that they
foster idiocy.
--Jorge Luis Borges
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jorge_Luis_Borges>