This week in Pacific history

February 14th - February 20th

February 14th - February 20th

Marines landing on Iwo Jima

Marines land on Iwo Jima, Feb. 19, 1945.

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Navy

February 16th, 1945World War II: The Battle for the Recapture of Corregidor Island in the Philippines begins.
February 17th, 1979 – The Sino-Vietnamese War begins.
February 18th, 2003 – 192 people are killed and and 151 injured by an arsonist in the Daegu subway fire in South Korea.
February 19th, 1945World War II: The battle of Iwo Jima begins when around 30,000 United States Marines land on the island.