<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II" id="mw0A" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="World War II">World War II</a>: Second day of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Edson's_Ridge" id="mw0Q" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Battle of Edson's Ridge">Battle of Edson's Ridge</a> in the Guadalcanal Campaign. U.S. Marines successfully defeat attacks by the Japanese with heavy losses for the Japanese forces.