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.

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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

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

provident: With care and consideration for the future; foresightly. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/provident

___________________________ 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