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In 1814 the four-century union between Denmark and Norway abruptly ended when Denmark was forced to cede Norway to Sweden following the Napoleonic Wars. Norway also lost what had once been its own: Iceland and Greenland, settled by the Norse in the 9th and 10th centuries, remained in Denmark’s possession. With the emergence of a [...] “Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 20, 1950, marks the first combined demonstration by America’s defense team of its progress, under the National Security Act, towards the goal of readiness for any eventuality. It is the first parade of preparedness by the unified forces of our land, sea, and air defense.” –President Harry Truman, Presidential Proclamation [...] |
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