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1900s Military History Timeline

1901-present

By Kennedy Hickman, About.com

HMS Sheffield burns during the Falklands War

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1980s

  • September 22, 1980 - Iran-Iraq War: Iraq invades Iran beginning a war that lasts eight years

  • April 2-June 14, 1982 - Falklands War: Following the Argentinean invasion of the Falklands, the islands are liberated by the British

  • October 25-December 15, 1983 - Invasion of Grenada: After the deposition and execution of Prime Minister Maurice Bishop, US forces invade and capture the island.

  • December 20, 1989-January 31, 1990 - Invasion of Panama: US forces invade Panama to oust dictator Manuel Noriega

    1990s

  • August 2, 1990 - Gulf War: Iraqi troops invade Kuwait

  • January 17, 1991 - Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins with American and coalition aircraft striking targets in Iraq and Kuwait

  • February 24, 1991 - Gulf War: Coalition ground forces advance into Kuwait and Iraq

  • February 27, 1991 - Gulf War: Fighting ends as Kuwait is liberated

  • June 25, 1991 - Former Yugoslavia: The first of the wars in the former Yugoslavia begins with the Ten-Day War in Slovenia

  • March 24-June 10, 1999 - Kosovo War: NATO aircraft bomb Yugoslav forces in Kosovo

    2000s

  • September 11, 2001 - War on Terror: Al Qaeda attacks the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington

  • October 7, 2001 - War on Terror: American and British aircraft begin bombing Taliban forces in Afghanistan

  • March 19, 2003 - Iraq War: US and British aircraft begin bombing Iraq as a prelude to the ground invasion

  • April 9, 2003 - Iraq War: US forces occupy Baghdad

  • December 13, 2003 - Iraq War: Saddam Hussein is captured by members of the US 4th Infantry Division and Task Force 121

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