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Battle of Blair Mountain 20th Century History (mander.xyz)
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[–] 23 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (4 children)

[edit: Possibly?] the first military aerial bombardment in [edit: US] history. US Army planes bombing American civilians.

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  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago*

    The Tulsa Race Massacre was the same year, and according to wiki, occurred months prior.

    I'm pretty sure biplanes were used there to drop firebombs on the black folk who dared to create for themselves a successful and thriving community.

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  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

    first on north american soil, not in all history. WWI had its first aerial bombing in 1916 or 1917 and Blair mountain was 1921.

    edit: WWI, not WWII. Blair mountain was interwar

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