On This Day, Aug. 25: U.S. Marines deployed to Lebanon

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UPI Staff. (2026, August 25). On This Day, Aug. 25: U.S. Marines deployed to Lebanon. UPI. https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2026/08/25/On-This-Day-US-Marines-deployed-to-Lebanon/3061787629117/

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On August 25, 1982, U.S. President Ronald Reagan ordered the deployment of Marines to Beirut as part of a multinational force during the Lebanese Civil War. The troops stayed in Lebanon until March 1984 and suffered casualties, with over 260 U.S. service members dying, mostly due to a barracks bombing in 1983. This event is one of several historical events marked by this article on August 25.
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On August 25, 1982, U.S. President Ronald Reagan ordered the deployment of U.S. Marines to Beirut, Lebanon, amid the Lebanese Civil War. The troops were part of a multinational force that stayed in Lebanon until March 1984, resulting in the deaths of more than 260 U.S. service members, with most fatalities occurring during a barracks bombing in October 1983. This deployment was one of several significant events to occur on this date in history, including Galileo Galilei's first public exhibition of his telescope in Venice (1609) and the founding of New Orleans (1718).

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📰 US Invasion of Lebanon
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7 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction
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French New Orleans Paris U.S. Venice

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U.S. GPE · 3× French NORP · 1× Galileo Galilei PERSON · 1× German NORP · 1× James McGlincy PERSON · 1× New Orleans GPE · 1× Paris GPE · 1× Parisians NORP · 1× United Press ORG · 1× Venice GPE · 1×

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In 1967, a sniper assassinated American Nazi leader George Lincoln Rockwell in Arlington, Va. In 1982, U.S. President Ronald Reagan ordered the deployment of the Marines to Beirut amid the Lebanese Civil War.
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On this date in history: In 1609, Galileo Galilei exhibited his first telescope in Venice. asserted
Galilei → exhibit → Venice
In 1718, the city of New Orleans was founded. asserted
city → found → Orleans
In 1944, allied forces and the French resistance freed the city of Paris from German occupation during World War II. asserted
forces → free → II
He reported the Parisians welcomed the Allies with kisses: "Lord, how they kissed us!" asserted
they → report → us
In 1967, a sniper assassinated American Nazi leader George Lincoln Rockwell in Arlington, Va. In 1982, U.S. President Ronald Reagan ordered the deployment of the Marines to Beirut amid the Lebanese Civil War. asserted
Reagan → assassinate → War
The troops were part of a multinational force that ultimately stayed in Lebanon until March 1984. asserted
that → stay → March
More than 260 U.S. service members died during the deployment, most during a barracks bombing in 1983. asserted
members → die → 1983
In 1985, Samantha Smith, 13, was killed with her father and six other people in a plane crash in Maine. asserted
Smith → kill → Maine
Samantha's 1983 letter to Soviet President Yuri Andropov about her fear of nuclear war earned her a visit to the Soviet Union. asserted
letter → earn → Union
In 1989, Voyager 2, after a 4 billion-mile journey, made its closest pass over Neptune, sending back images of southern lights and its moon, Triton, to Earth. asserted
Voyager → make → Earth
In 2009, U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., a liberal fixture in the Senate for 46 years, died of brain cancer at the age of 77. asserted
Kennedy → die → 77
In 2012, former astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, died in Cincinnati. asserted
Armstrong → walk → Cincinnati
In 2017, Hurricane Harvey made landfall on San Jose Island, Texas, as a Category 4 storm. asserted
Harvey → make → storm
Harvey killed more than 100 people and caused $125 billion in damage. asserted
Harvey → kill → damage
In 2020, the Africa Regional Certification Commission declared Africa free of wild polio after four years without a case. asserted
Africa → declare → case
It returned less than two years later. asserted
It → return → ?
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