1916: Brig. Gen. John J. Pershing leads 15,000 U.S. soldiers into Mexico in reprisal for a raid by Pancho Villa on Columbus, N.M. Not only was infantry involved in the operation. Read a history of the 1st Aero Squadron's experience in Mexico, on HistoryNet.com.
Also today in history:
1783: At his headquarters outside of Newburgh, New York, General George Washington gave an emotional speech that convinced his officers not to join the coup d'état plot known as the Newburgh Conspiracy, and maintained his command of the Continental Army.
1864: Pushing on down the Red River, Maj. Gen. Nathaniel Banks' Union forces took Alexandria, Louisiana.
1917: Russia's Tsar Nicholas II abdicated and nominated his brother, Grand Duke Michael, as his successor.
