Today in history: Surrender in the Philippines

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U.S. Coast Guard landing crafts are under way in the waters of Lingayen Gulf, off the coast of Luzon island, Philippines, on January 9, 1945. Following after naval bombardment of enemy shore positions, the barges bring the first wave of U.S.troops for the invasion of Japanese-occupied Luzon. (AP Photo)

1945: The U.S. Sixth Army lands at Lingayen Gulf in Japanese-occupied Luzon, Philippines.

Read more about the events that led up to the Battle of Luzon on HistoryNet.com.

Also today in history, in the U.S. and elsewhere:

1760: Ahmad Shah Durrani (popularly regarded as the founder of the modern Afghan state) and his Pashtuns defeat the Marathas in the Battle of Barari Ghat.

1863: Union gunboats begin the two-day Battle of Arkansas Post, which ended in the seizure of Fort Hindman and its garrison. Check out HistoryNet.com’s chronology of Civil War battles.
 
1918: Elements of the 10th U.S. Cavalry Regiment engage some 30 armed Yaquis blocking a border point between Arizona and Mexico. In the ensuing Battle of Bear Valley, the Yaqui leader was killed and nine warriors taken prisoner; the rest conduct a successful fighting retreat over the border. This skirmish marked the last time that U.S. soldiers engaged Native Americans, officially bringing the Indian Wars to an end.

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