1622 First American Indian (Powhatan) massacre of Europeans in Jamestown Virginia, 347 killed.
1941 James Stewart is inducted into the Army, becoming the first major American movie star to wear a military uniform in World War II
1944 American movie star James Stewart flies his 12th combat mission, leading the 2nd Bomb Wing in an attack on Berlin.
1965 US confirms its troops used chemical warfare against the Vietcong.
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