1982 NBA Finals Lakers vs. 76ers (Games 1 thru 5 & 6*) (Magic Johnson MVP) (C quality). 1983 NBA Finals 76ers vs. Lakers (Complete-All 4 Games) (Moses Malone MVP) (C quality). 1984 NBA Finals Celtics vs. Lakers (Complete-All 7 Games) (Larry Bird MVP) (B quality).
The battle of Palo Alto, the first major engagement of the Mexican War, was fought north of Brownsville on May 8, 1846, between American forces under Gen. Zachary Taylor and Mexican troops commanded by Gen. Mariano Arista.
Key People. Battles of El-Alamein, (1â27 July 1942, 23 Octoberâ11 November 1942), World War II events. After the First Battle of El-Alamein, Egypt (150 miles west of Cairo), ended in a stalemate, the second one was decisive. It marked the beginning of the end for the Axis in North Africa. The charismatic Field Marshal Erwin Rommel was comprehensively defeated by the British Eighth Army, and Allied material superiority meant that he had little chance of rallying his broken forces.