Today in history: U.S. breaks through the Orscholz line

1745: Inverness Castle surrenders to the Jacobite army led by Charles Edward Stuart.

1862: Confederate invaders from Texas, commanded by Brig. Gen. Henry Hopkins Sibley, defeat Union forces under Col. Edward Canby at Valverde, New Mexico.

1916: The Battle of Verdun begins.

1943: The Battle of Kasserine Pass begins in Tunisia.

1945: The U.S. Army's 94th Infantry and 10th Armored divisions break through the Orscholz line and cross the Saar River.

1970: Pathet Lao forces take the towns of Xieng Khuan and Muong Suy.

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