2015: US Launches "Operation Freedom's Sentinel" in Afghanistan
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Although the military decreased the number of troops in
Afghanistan significantly from 2014-15, the number of drone strikes increased steadily
throughout 2015
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1934: Federal Prison Established on Native Land, Alcatraz Island, CA
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A federal prison is established on Alcatraz Island, known to Native Americans for over 10,000 years (and thus claimed by the AIM via occupation beginning on November 20, 1969).