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APRIL 27, 2024: On this date in April 1805, U.S. agent William Eaton led a small force of U.S. Marines and Berber

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SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 2024
Happy Saturday! On this date in April 1805, U.S. agent William Eaton led a small force of U.S. Marines and Berber mercenaries against the Tripolitan port city of Derna. They captured the town and gave birth to the phrase “to the shores of Tripoli,” from the official song of the U.S. Marine Corps.