World War II: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Battle_of_Guadalcanal" id="mwqg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Naval Battle of Guadalcanal">Naval Battle of Guadalcanal</a> between Japanese and American forces begins near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guadalcanal" id="mwqw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Guadalcanal">Guadalcanal</a>. The battle lasts for three days and ends with an American victory.