Daily Archives: October 26, 2014

Battle of Leyte Gulf ends in major Allied victory over Japanese forces 70 years ago today (Oct 26 1944)

1940s, World War II


Video: 'G.Pacific Lost Evidence Leyte Gulf World War II' (5 videos)

(Monday, October 26, 1944, 11:10 p.m. local time; during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, part of the Pacific Theatre of World War II) — Battle of Leyte Gulf ended today in a major Allied victory over Japanese forces, whose naval capabilities were badly crippled. Continue reading Battle of Leyte Gulf ends in major Allied victory over Japanese forces 70 years ago today (Oct 26 1944) →

Pro-Confederate guerrilla Bloody Bill killed by Union soldiers 150 years ago today (Oct 26 1864)

1860s, American Civil War


Video: 'Bloody Dawn: Bloody Bill teaser'

(Wednesday, October 26, 1864; during American Civil War) — William T. Anderson, better known as Bloody Bill, one of the deadliest and most brutal pro-Confederate guerrilla leaders in the American Civil War, was killed today in Albany, Missouri, by a group of Union soldiers led by Lieutenant Colonel Samuel P. Cox.