{"id":14292,"date":"2016-04-12T01:00:19","date_gmt":"2016-04-12T06:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hcstx.org\/?p=14292"},"modified":"2016-04-12T01:00:19","modified_gmt":"2016-04-12T06:00:19","slug":"brush-up-on-your-history-top-10-forgotten-foreign-attacks-on-united-states-territories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/index.php\/2016\/04\/12\/brush-up-on-your-history-top-10-forgotten-foreign-attacks-on-united-states-territories\/","title":{"rendered":"Brush-Up On Your History: Top 10 Forgotten Foreign Attacks on United States Territories"},"content":{"rendered":"

Citizens of the United States take pride in the fact that\u2014other than events like 9\/11, Pearl Harbor, and the War of 1812\u2014their country has remained relatively unscathed by wars that have ravaged the rest of the planet. However, the United States is not as invincible as it believes, and it has actually come under attack plenty of times throughout history.<\/p>\n

10. Battle Of Ambos Nogales<\/h2>\n

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When people think of World War I, they usually assume the fighting never reached the American continent. However, as the war neared its end, fighting between Mexican and US forces erupted along the border. The battle occurred in Ambos Nogales, a city split down the middle by a wide boulevard. Half of the town was in Mexican territory, and the other half was in US territory. (The Spanish word ambos<\/em> actually means \u201cboth.\u201d)<\/div>\n

Relations between the two countries were already tense due to the Zimmerman Telegram, an intercepted communique between the German and Mexican governments, which enticed Mexico to attack the US. And in August 1918, American intelligence services reported a buildup of Mexican soldiers and armaments<\/a> on the Mexican side of Nogales. Naturally, this made American troops incredibly nervous, and things only got worse on August 27.<\/p>\n

On this particular day, a Mexican named Gil Lamadrid attempted to cross the border from the US side. He was carrying a large parcel through Nogales when US customs officials ordered him to stop. They wanted to examine the package, but then Mexican officials began telling Gil Lamadrid to cross the border immediately. In the confusion, a US soldier raised his rifle to threaten Gil Lamadrid. And that\u2019s when gunfire erupted. Nobody knows who fired the first shot, but suddenly bullets were flying<\/a> from both sides.<\/p>\n

Mexican citizens grabbed their rifles and started shooting at the American soldiers. Ready to fight, the US 10th Cavalry (made of \u201cBuffalo Soldiers\u201d) charged across the border and began fighting in the streets. The battle soon spread into the American side. The 35th Infantry brought in machine guns to combat Mexican troops, and they soon captured the hills around the city. Felix Penalosa, the mayor of Mexican Nogales, attempted to wave a white flag of surrender, but he was fatally shot<\/a> by American soldiers.<\/p>\n

The death of the mayor served as a wake-up call for both sides. Mexican and US commanders gradually stopped the fighting, and the Battle of Ambos Nogales eventually came to an end.<\/p>\n

9. Black Tom Explosion<\/h2>\n