a) August 16, 1812
b) April 25, 1846
c) April 12, 1861
d) July 30, 1916
e) March 9, 1916
f) July 21, 1918
g) August 27, 1918
h) December 7, 1941
i) June 7, 1942
j) February 26, 1993
k) September 11, 2001
l) January 6, 2021

Dates of Enemy Attacks on Sovereign US Soil

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a) (MI) British and Canadian Troops capture Fort Detroit.

b) (TX) Mexican forces cross the Rio Grande near Brownsville starting the Mexican-American War.

c) (SC) Secessionist forces attack Fort Sumter in Charleston starting the Civil War.

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d) (NJ) Black Tom explosion in Harbor an act of sabotage by Germany

e) (NM) Battle of Columbus a raid by Mexican Revolutionary Pancho Villa

f) (MA) Attack on Orleans German sub attack a convoy of barges.

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g) (AZ) Battle of Ambos Nogales - Mexican military attacks US militia and regulars.

h) (HI) Attack on Pearl Harbor by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service

i) (AK) Japanese invade Attu Island.

j) (NY) World Trade Center bombing by al Qaeda

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k) (NY, DC, PA) September 11 attacks by al Qaeda

l) January 6 Insurrection - President Trump supporters attack US Capitol

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