Gunnison and his party of 37 soldiers and railroad surveyors near Sevier Lake, Utah. Gunnison and seven other men were killed, but the survey party continued with its work and eventually Susan Smith reports that she was carjacked in South Carolina by a Black man who took her two small children in the backseat of her car.
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On October 25, , the First Continental Congress sends a respectful petition to King George III to inform his majesty that if it had not been for the acts of oppression forced upon the colonies by the British Parliament, the American people would be standing behind British Live TV.
This Day In History. History Vault. Great Britain. Art, Literature, and Film History. Grenada had a long and bloody history well before the American invasion. Britain finally granted the island independence in , ending more than years of colonial rule. In a bid for financial support and to enhance his own security, Bishop closely allied himself with Cuba.
By , however, the PRG was splintering. As the factions moved toward a showdown, Bishop had popular backing, while Coard held the loyalty of the military. Striking first, on Oct. It never came. For reasons unknown, Coard was allowed to remain unmolested and able to regroup —a mistake Bishop would soon regret.
Three armored personnel carriers plowed through the thousands of Grenadians gathered to hear Bishop speak, killing scores of them.
Within minutes the insurgents had taken the fort and re-arrested Bishop, Creft and the other four ministers. He then sought Cuban support for his coup.
But Fidel Castro had considered Bishop a personal friend and refused additional aid. Coard then turned to the Soviet Union, with whom he was more closely aligned than Bishop. Marines played a key role in securing American civilians during Operation Urgent Fury. Realizing he was a liability to the Marxist cause, Coard resigned his position. There was growing unease in American policy circles about the wisdom of allowing the Cubans and Soviets to create a satellite so close to vital shipping lanes.
These concerns intensified as it became clear the Soviets were supporting communist movements in nearby El Salvador and Nicaragua. Taken together, Cuba, Nicaragua and Grenada enveloped the Caribbean in a strategic triangle, through which half of any U. What put Washington policymakers on high alert, however, was the start of construction on a new airfield capable of handling the largest Soviet military transports.
Once completed, the airfield would give the Soviets a forward base in an area the United States considered vital to its security. The growing political chaos in Grenada thus offered Washington the opportunity to return one small nation to the democratic fold, while at the same time restricting the expansion of Soviet influence in the region. Moreover, Grenada offered the U. Although there was no initial threat, the specter of the Grenadian government holding hundreds of American students hostage haunted Reagan and his cabinet.
It was this threat that provided the incentive for rapid action on what became a rescue mission—it was never officially referred to as an invasion. It called for ensuring the safety of American citizens, restoring democratic government on Grenada and preventing Cuban intervention, and it authorized a full-scale, joint-forces invasion conducted with the participation of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States.
Such a mission appeared to require, by law, the consent of Congress. But since a hostage rescue demands complete surprise, the Reagan administration had a handy excuse for skirting the War Powers Act and keeping Congress in the dark until the operation was under way. The U. Since the invasion was precisely the kind of mission for which special operations forces trained, JSOC played a leading role from the start.
Major General Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. Doing so meant overcoming such obstacles as the lack of military maps or on-site intelligence and the fact that none of the units involved had previously planned or trained together. The final outline called for the invasion to commence at 2 a. TF would take the southern end of the island, with the Rangers parachuting onto and securing the Point Salines airfield, then moving on the Calivigny barracks and True Blue campus of the medical school.
All of these objectives—including the safe release of the medical students and Commonwealth Governor-General Sir Paul Scoon—were scheduled for completion within four hours of the initial assault, at which point the 82nd would land at Salines and restore law and order. Nineteen Americans 24 Cubans and 45 Grenadians were killed. The U. Four hours after U. The President has canceled his weekend travel plans and has scheduled a television address for tomorrow night to explain the invasion to the nation.
The largest U. At midday, Mr. Reagan confirmed there had been casualties, but neither the Pentagon nor the White House would offer any early figures. By the end of the day, some sources reported the U. View anniversary front pages online at sandiegouniontribune. US troops invade Grenada — archive. Photograph: AP. Reuse this content.
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