<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II" id="mwtw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="World War II">World War II</a>: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Japanese_Navy" id="mwuA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Imperial Japanese Navy">Imperial Japanese Navy</a> forces complete the evacuation of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Japanese_Army" id="mwuQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Imperial Japanese Army">Imperial Japanese Army</a> troops from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guadalcanal" id="mwug" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Guadalcanal">Guadalcanal</a> during <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Ke" id="mwuw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Operation Ke">Operation Ke</a>, ending Japanese attempts to retake the island from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II" id="mwvA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Allies of World War II">Allied</a> forces in the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guadalcanal_Campaign" id="mwvQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Guadalcanal Campaign">Guadalcanal Campaign</a>.