Category: History

Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 5th day of August in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1861, The Revenue Act of 1861, formally cited as Act of August 5, 1861, Chap. XLV, 12 Stat. 292, included the first U.S. Federal income tax statute.           The Act, motivated by the need to fund the Civil War, imposed an income tax to be “levied, collected, and paid, upon the […]

Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 4th day of August in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1801, the Marine Band plays at the first inaugural parade in Washington, D.C. In 1814, Marines assist Lieutenant Colonel George Croghan’s Army force in a landing against the British and Indians holding Fort Mackinac on Lake Huron.           The Americans are forced to withdraw after significant losses. In 1846, Marines and […]

Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 3rd day of August in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1804, as the U.S. squadron bombards the forts at Tripoli Harbor, four gunboats under command of Captain Stephen Decatur attack 11 Tripolitan boats.           In close quarters fighting with muskets and cutlasses, the Americans capture three of the boats and inflict nearly 100 casualties among the enemy at a cost of […]

Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 2nd day of August in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1942, the first F4F-3 long-range photographic planes of Marine Observation Squadron 251 (VMO-251) land on the recently completed airfield at Espiritu Santo. In 1950, the ground elements of the Marine brigade begin to arrive at the port of Pusan in southeast Korea and begins unloading. In 1954, Lieutenant Colonel Victor J. […]

Good morning, Leathernecks! And on this the 1st day of August in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1801, the Enterprise forces the Tripolitan ship Tripoli to surrender after a 3-hour cannonade. Marines play an important role by sweeping the enemy decks with musket fire whenever the corsair approached to board. In 1922, the 3rd and 5th Regiments disband and their personnel transfer to the 4th Regiment and the […]

Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 31st and final day of July in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1813, in Canada Marines and Soldiers land at York, Lake Ontario, and burn British barracks, naval stores, and public buildings. In 1859, Marines and sailors from the Mississippi go ashore at Shanghai to protect American interests during some unrest related to combat between British and Chinese forces.           The […]