Where these engagements were fought
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Red markers are surveyed battlefields with a mapped boundary; navy markers are point-located engagements. Select a marker to open its page.
Notable engagements
| Engagement | Year | Forces or losses |
|---|---|---|
| Black Tom explosion | 1916 | Sabotage: at least 7 killed, ~100+ injured; ~$20M in damage |
| Kingsland explosion | 1917 | Sabotage: no deaths reported; plant destroyed (~500,000… |
| Killing of Dutch Schultz at the Palace Chop House | 1935 | Schultz + 3 aides fatally shot |
By conflict
The World Wars on US Soil
The rare moments the world wars reached American ground: German sabotage at Black Tom, the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Aleutian campaign on Attu and Kiska, and the shelling and balloon bombs that struck the West Coast.
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Prohibition City Wars
The organized-crime wars of the other Prohibition cities: the Purple Gang in Detroit, the corn-sugar war in Cleveland, Egan's Rats against Hogan's gang in St Louis, the Union Station Massacre in Kansas City, and the Toledo, Boston, Newark and Milwaukee conflicts.
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Engagements and locations are compiled from published sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); Chronicling America (Library of Congress historic newspapers) (public domain).