World War II: The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/73rd_Air_Division" id="mwxA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="73rd Air Division">73rd Bombardment Wing</a> launches the first <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Tokyo" id="mwxQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Bombing of Tokyo">attack on Tokyo</a> from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands" id="mwxg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Northern Mariana Islands">Northern Mariana Islands</a>.