February 10

On February 10, 1942 a Japanese sub bombards Midway, a U.S. Navy base. This island was a point of many major battles and is especially known for the bloody Battle of Midway. Both the Japanese and U.S. were striving for control of this small island because with it the U.S. had a straight shot at the Japanese mainland. The Japanese wanted it because it gave them a shot at California and Hawaii. After many battles and men lost, the U.S. finally won the island.