1918: A heavy German barrage fell on French-Canadian troops holding a position on the Western Front, and was followed by a infantry attack. Corporal Kaeble had only one man from his section still fit for duty after the barrage, but he nevertheless mounted a most determined defence. He left the safety of the trench to take on at least fifty German soldiers. Armed with a Lewis Gun, he inflicted heavy casualties but was hit repeatedly and fatally wounded. He continued to fire his gun as he lay dying, and was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross.

1944: Bomber Command used Barnes-Wallis' 12,000lb Tallboy "earthquake" bomb for the first time, 617 Squadron attacking a railway tunnel near Saumur, through which trains carrying German tanks were expected to pass on their way to Normandy. 83 Squadron illuminated the target with flares, three Mosquitoes laid target-markers in a low-level run, then 617's 25 Lancaster bombers made their attack. Delivered with precision, the Tallboys wrecked the tunnel All the aircraft returned safely.

1982: Argentinean aircraft caught British ships unloading at Fitzroy and Bluff Cove. HMS Plymouth was damaged, though not severely, but the Royal Fleet Auxiliaries Sir Tristram and Sir Galahad were badly hit. Some 45 men, mainly Welsh Guards, died aboard Sir Galahad, with another 150 were wounded.

2006: Abu al-Zarquawi, leader of "Al-Qaida in Iraq" was killed in an airstrike by US forces.