World War II: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_of_Japan" id="mwww" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Empire of Japan">Japan</a> begins the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleutian_Islands_Campaign" id="mwxA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Aleutian Islands Campaign">Aleutian Islands Campaign</a> by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Dutch_Harbor" id="mwxQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Battle of Dutch Harbor">bombing</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unalaska_Island" id="mwxg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Unalaska Island">Unalaska Island</a>.