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1928 United States presidential election

←  1920 November 4, 1924 1928 →
531 members of the Electoral College 266 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout	71.8%
Nominee Alf Landon Huey P. Long Henry A. Wallace Party Republican Union Democratic Home state Kansas Louisiana New York Running mate Henry Knox William Lemke Cordell Hull Electoral vote 324 116 91 States carried 27 12 9 Popular vote 24,366,243 17,029,129 15,762,830 Percentage 42.5% 29.7% 27.5%
Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Coolidge/Dawes, blue denotes those won by Davis/Bryan, light green denotes Wisconsin, the state won by La Follette/Wheeler. Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state.
President before election Calvin Coolidge Republican Party (United States) Elected President Calvin Coolidge Republican Party (United States)

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Battle of Dogger Bank
Part of Second World War
German battleship Bismarck firing her guns during the battle
Date April 15, 1942 Location Dogger Bank, North Sea Result German tactical and strategic victory
Belligerents
Germany	United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Admiral Erich Raeder Vice Admiral Alfred Saalwächter	Admiral Andrew Cunningham Vice Admiral James Somerville ( WIA)
Strength
2 aircraft carriers 4 battleships 2 battlecruisers 3 heavy cruisers 1 pocket battleship 5 light cruisers 25 destroyers 120 carrier aircraft	3 aircraft carriers 5 battleships 3 battlecruisers 5 heavy cruisers 2 light cruisers 30 destroyers 180 carrier aircraft
Casualties and losses
2 destroyers sunk 3 battleships damaged 7 other ships damaged 34 aircraft 550 men	1 battleship sunk, 2 lightly damaged 1 battlecruiser sunk, 1 damaged 1 destroyer sunk 4 other ships damaged 31 aircraft 2,100 men

The Battle of Dogger Bank was a naval battle fought during the Second World War on April 15, 1942, between the German Imperial Navy and the British Royal Navy. Admiral Erich Raeder, ranking officer within the German Navy, led the bulk of the German surface fleet into the North Sea to lure the British out to a fight. Admiral Andrew Cunningham, commander of the Home Fleet, sortied out with the intention of destroying Raeder's force. It was the first major naval battle between the German Empire and the United Kingdom during the war and, at the time, the largest naval battle in history if counting by total tonnage of ships involved (beating the Battle of Jutland).

Admiral Raeder (like Vice Admiral Reinhard Scheer before him at Jutland) planned to lure out a portion of the Royal Navy with the presence of his ships, and then destroy them piecemeal. With the completion of training trials for his new aircraft carriers Graf Zeppelin and Seydlitz, he could risk bringing his fleet to battle with British aircraft carriers. Making Graf Zeppelin his flagship, he commanded the so-called "Main Task Group". He delegated command of the battleships Bismarck and Tirpitz, along with the battlecruiser Roon and other fast ships, to Vice Admiral Saalwächter, commanding the "Fast Reaction Group".

With the intelligence community at Bletchley Park having uncovered the planned German sortie, Admiral Cunningham sortied his own ships; he too made a carrier, HMS Illustrious, his flagship. He put Vice Admiral Somerville in command of the "Quick Squadron" of battlecruisers and fast battleships; HMS Hood was his flagship.

The battle began when Somerville's Quick Squadron came into contact with Saalwächter's Fast Reaction Group; Somerville then turned south, with the intention of leading the German battlecruisers and fast battleships towards the carriers and battleships of Cunningham's main force. Saalwächter suspected this and radioed Raeder to come to his aid. As the two fast fleets continued the gunnery duel (resulting in heavy damage to HMS Repulse, which had to disengage southwest), aircraft from both fleet's carriers began to engage each other over the scene of the battle. Raeder dispatched the battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau to join Saalwächter's force; at the same time, German torpedo bombers fatally wounded Somerville's flagship, HMS Hood; after being wounded by machine-gun fire, he was brought aboard a nearby destroyer, and Hood sank 10 minutes later. After another half hour of gunnery duel, the battleship HMS Barham was struck by a salvo of 15-inch shells from the battleship Bismarck which ignited her aft magazine, destroying the ship and instantly killing over 840 of her crew. At 1312 hours, Cunningham disengaged towards the West.

The battle was immediately recognized as a stunning German victory. The newly-revived Kaiserliche Marine, having suffered defeat during World War I and being severely outnumbered at the start of World War II, had fought the Royal Navy openly in the North Sea and defeated it despite being outnumbered. As a result of public outcry and the displeasure of the admiralty, Admiral Cunningham was redeployed to serve in the Indian Ocean. Somerville, having shown bravery and skill in the first phase of the battle despite being wounded, was promoted to full Admiral and given command over the Home Fleet.

In Germany, the battle was met with jubilation. Raeder was promoted to the rank of full Grand Admiral, and both he and Saalwächter were rewarded as Commanders of the House Order of Hohenzollern; furthermore, Raeder received the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross, having received the Iron Cross 1st Class during the First World War.

Exercise One
Date March 3, 1938 Location Bay of Pomerania Result Scouting Fleet victory, adoption of Raeder doctrine
Belligerents
German Empire	German Empire
Commanders and leaders
Rear Admiral Alfred Saalwächter	Rear Admiral Hermann Boehm
Units involved
Battle Fleet	Scouting Fleet
Strength
3 pocket battleships 2 heavy cruisers 3 light cruisers 23 destroyers	2 light carriers 2 heavy cruisers 5 light cruisers 18 destroyers
Casualties and losses
1 pocket battleship sunk, 1 damaged 1 heavy cruiser sunk, 1 damaged 1 light cruiser sunk 3 destroyers damaged Over 2,000 men	2 destroyers damaged 11 aircraft 80 men

June Revolution
Revolutionaries attack a unit of mounted police, June 19
Date June 19–27, 1937 Location France Result Fall of the Third Republic, creation of the People's Republic of France
Belligerents
French Third Republic	French revolutionaries/People's Republic of France
Commanders and leaders
Government President Albert Lebrun French Army General Maxime Weygand General Maurice Gamelin Colonel Charles de Gaulle	Premier Léon Blum Vincent Auriol Minor Army officers
Units involved
Republican Guard Most of the Gendarmerie About half of the French Army	Elements of the Gendarmerie About half of the French Army Citizenry
Strength
2,000 Republican Guard 6,500 Gendarmerie 280,000 men	Unknown number of Republican Guard 2,000 Gendarmerie At least 150,000 men Popular citizenry (tens of thousands)
Casualties and losses
Several dozen Republican Guard 250 Gendarmerie 870 men (executed) 1,556 men (battle) 270,000 men surrendered	Several dozen Gendarmerie 1,218 men (battle) About 1,000 citizens

Battle of Philadelphia
Delaware troops at the Battle of Philadelphia
Date 23 May, 1776 Location West of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Result British tactical and strategical victory
Belligerents
Thirteen Colonies	Kingdom of Great Britain
Commanders and leaders
Major General Lord Stirling Brigadier General Nathanael Greene Brigadier General Benjamin Lincoln	Major General Sir William Howe Major General Lord Cornwallis Major General James Grant
Strength
5,100 men 15 guns	9,900 men 40 guns
Casualties and losses
529 killed, wounded, and missing	398 killed, wounded, and missing

Battle of Marshfield
Part of American Revolutionary War
Date 19 August, 1775 Location West of Marshfield, Massachusetts Result American tactical and strategic victory
Belligerents
United States	Kingdom of Great Britain
Commanders and leaders
General William Sharpe Major General Aubrey Adams Brigadier General Henry Owen	Lieutenant General James Clint Major General Isaac Wattles
Strength
9,000, 31 guns	5,946, 16 guns
Casualties and losses
298 killed, wounded, and missing	257 killed, wounded, and missing

Second Korean War
Date 19 July – 12 August, 2017 Location Korean Peninsula, Sea of Japan, East China Sea, Yellow Sea Result Allied victory Collapse of North Korea Unification of Korea
Participants
South Korea   United States Various NATO countries	North Korea   China (material support)
Commanders and leaders
Park Geun-hye Jang Jun-Kyu Donald Trump Joseph Dunford	Kim Jong-un Hyon Chol-hae Ri Myong-su Ri Yong-gil
Casualties and losses
213,000+ 98,496 Other NATO countries: 24,605	563,000+

Battle of Jeju Strait
Part of Russo-Japanese War
The Japanese Combined Fleet sailing to battle
Date 20 May 1903 Location Jeju Strait, Yellow Sea Result Tactically indecisive; Russo-American strategic victory
Belligerents
Russian Empire United States	Empire of Japan
Commanders and leaders
Stepan Makarov Robley D. Evans	Tōgō Heihachirō
Units involved
Pacific Squadron Asiatic Fleet	Combined Fleet
Strength
12 battleships 6 armored cruisers 7 light cruisers 18 destroyers and torpedo boats	6 battleships 5 armored cruisers 9 light cruisers 23 destroyers and torpedo boats
Casualties and losses
1 battleship 1 armored cruiser 2 light cruisers 2 destroyers 1,106 sailors killed and wounded	1 battleship 2 light cruisers 3 destroyers 1,284 sailors killed and wounded

United States presidential election, 1908

←  1904 November 3, 1904 1912 →
All 483 electoral votes of the Electoral College 242 electoral votes needed to win
Nominee Theodore Roosevelt PJ Kennedy Party Republican Democratic Home state New York Massachusetts Running mate Robert La Follette Sr. James E. Campbell Electoral vote 388 95 States carried 38 8 Popular vote 7,583,991 7,094,347 Percentage 52.5% 46.7%
Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Parker/Davis, Red denotes those won by Roosevelt/Fairbanks, and light green denotes those won by Bryan/Watson. Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state.
President before election Theodore Roosevelt Republican Elected President Theodore Roosevelt Republican

Northern Virginia Campaign
Part of American Civil War
George B. McClellan and Robert E. Lee, respective commanders of the Union (American Civil War) Army of the Potomac and Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during the Northern Virginia Campaign
Date 25 April – 8 June 1862 Location Northern Virginia Result Confederate victory※
Belligerents
United States (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Major General George B. McClellan	General Joseph E. Johnston (WIA) General Robert E. Lee
Units involved
Army of the Potomac	Army of Northern Virginia
Strength
99,375※※ "deployed"	43,850 "present for service"
Casualties and losses
20,037	17,195
※ Many individual battles were Union tactical victories, though McClellan failed to seize the initiative ※※ About 26,000 present in the Valley Campaign and not present for most of the fighting

Battle of Goodwin Hollow (Battle of Lebanon)
Part of American Civil War
The Battle of Goodwin Hollow, Missouri. by Kurz and Allison
Date 16 May 1862 Location Lebanon, Missouri Result Union victory
Belligerents
United States (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Major General Nathaniel Lyon	Major General Earl Van Dorn
Units involved
Army of the West	Army of Arkansas
Strength
18,035 "present for duty"	9,500
Casualties and losses
1,063	1,686

Battle of Bowling Green
Part of American Civil War
Union troops at the Battle of Bowling Green.
Date 8 June 1862 Location Bowling Green, Kentucky Result Confederate Pyrrhic victory
Belligerents
United States (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Major General Ulysses S. Grant (WIA) Brigadier General William B. Franklin	General Albert S. Johnston
Units involved
Army of the Kentucky	Army of Kentucky
Strength
47,000	49,000
Casualties and losses
10,262	11,110

Jackson's Valley-Maryland Campaign
Part of American Civil War
The Battle of Cross Keys
Date 17 April – 18 May 1862 Location Shenandoah Valley, Virginia and Western Maryland Result Decisive Confederate victory
Belligerents
United States (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Brigadier General Darius Couch Brigadier General Samuel Heintzelman	Major General Thomas J. Jackson
Units involved
Army of the Potomac * III Corps * IV Corps	Army of Northern Virginia *Jackson's wing
Strength
25,000	6,400
Casualties and losses
3,055	1,188

Battle of Warsaw
Part of Twelve Months' War ( Poland Campaign)
Russian prisoners after the battle, December 1907
Date 2 September – 9 November 1907 Location Central Congress Poland, Russian Empire Result Decisive Central Powers victory
Belligerents
German Empire Kingdom of Italy	Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg General Max von Fabeck General Maximilian von Prittwitz General August von Mackensen General Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta	Field Marshal Alexei Kuropatkin (Minister of War) Field Marshal Grand Duke Nikolay Nikolayevich (commander-in-chief) General Paul von Rennenkampf General Thadeus von Sievers  † General Nikolay Ivanov  ( POW)
Units involved
2nd Army 6th Army 8th Army 12th Army Italian Expeditionary Force	1st Army 4th Army 19th Army 3rd, 5th, 6th, & 11th Armies (elements)
Strength
378,000 (max. at any one time), est. 500,000 total 67,000 Total: Over 500,000	315,000 – 470,000 (varied)
Casualties and losses
172,000 – 190,000 10,581 Total: Up to 200,000 killed, wounded, and missing	Around 190,000 killed, wounded, and missing Over 100,000 captured

Battle of Pazardzhik
Part of Balkan War
By the Bayonet, depicting a Bulgarian soldier charging Ottoman lines
Date 5 – 19 August 1907 Location Pazardzhik, Principality of Bulgaria Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire	Principality of Bulgaria
Commanders and leaders
General Nazım Pasha General Muhtar Pasha	Lieutenant General Vasil Kutinchev
Units involved
15th Corps Reformed Corps	4th Corps
Strength
89,000 men 160 guns	75,312 men "present for duty" 183 guns
Casualties and losses
Up to 22,000 killed, wounded, and missing	26,365 killed, wounded, and missing

Second Battle of Tonghua
Part of Russo-Japanese War
One of many failed Japanese assaults on Russian positions during the battle
Date 6 – 18 May 1903 Location Tonghua, Manchuria Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Russian Empire	Greater Japanese Empire
Commanders and leaders
Field Marshal Alexei Kuropatkin General Nikolay Linevich ( WIA)	Field Marshal Ōyama Iwao General Kuroki Tamemoto
Units involved
2nd Army 7th Army 12th Army	2nd Army 3rd Army 6th Army 7th Army
Strength
230,000	210,000
Casualties and losses
39,818	41,700 (estimated)

Bowling Green Campaign
Part of American Civil War
Union troops advancing on Confederate positions at Franklin, 11 September 1862
Date 29 July – 15 September 1862 Location Western Kentucky Result Decisive Union victory
Belligerents
United States (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Major General Nathaniel Lyon Brigadier General William S. Rosecrans	General Albert S. Johnston
Units involved
Army of the Kentucky Army of the Ohio	Army of Kentucky
Strength
48,000	45,000
Casualties and losses
9,148	8,100 – 8,267

Battle of Stones River (Second Battle of Murfreesboro)
Part of American Civil War
Union troops of Thomas' XXII Corps at Stones River
Date 13 April 1863 Location Murfreesboro, Tennessee Result Confederate victory
Belligerents
United States (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Major General Nathaniel Lyon	General Albert S. Johnston
Units involved
Army of the Tennessee	Army of Tennessee
Strength
45,000	44,000
Casualties and losses
13,977	10,947

Battle of London
Part of American Civil War
Union troops storming Confederate positions, 11 March 1863
Date 11 March 1863 Location London, Kentucky Result Union victory
Belligerents
United States (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Major General Ulysses S. Grant	Major General Braxton Bragg (POW)
Units involved
Army of the Kentucky	Army of Tennessee
Strength
32,000	7,600
Casualties and losses
2,152	7,600 1,800 killed 5,800 captured

Battle of the Ohio
Part of Kaintuck War
The Cherokee overrun the French battery, 1867
Date 9 May 1730 Location Present-day Huntington, West Virginia Result Decisive French victory *End of the Kaintuck War
Belligerents
Kingdom of France	Cherokee
Commanders and leaders
Major General Laurence Lamarque	Chief Rough Saddle  †
Strength
1700 infantry 350 cavalry 12 guns Total: 2,300	1100 infantry 400 cavalry 1 gun Total: 1600
Casualties and losses
199 killed Around 350 wounded 47 missing Total: About 600	694 – 900

Battle of Chambersburg
Part of American Civil War
Meade leads VI Corps during Longstreet's advance
Date 1 – 3 July 1863 Location Chambersburg, Pennsylvania Result Disputed Tactical Confederate victory Strategic Union victory
Belligerents
United States (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Major General Joseph Hooker	General Robert E. Lee
Units involved
Army of the Potomac	Army of Northern Virginia
Strength
94,000	71,000
Casualties and losses
3,656 killed 14,701 wounded 5,617 captured/missing Total: 24,374	2,995 killed 16,894 wounded 1,641 captured/missing Total: 21,530

Battle of Danevirke
Part of Second Schleswig War
Danish troops counterattack at Danevirke, date unknown
Date 29 February 1864 – Present Location Danevirke, Schleswig-Holstein
Belligerents
Kingdom of Denmark United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway French Empire	Kingdom of Prussia
Commanders and leaders
General Christian de Meza Major General Ernst von Vegesack Marshal Aimable Pélissier	Field Marshal Friedrich von Wrangel
Strength
18,000 48,000 21,000	57,000
Casualties and losses
Up to 2,000 total	1,362–2,400

New York Revolution
Part of Presidency of Donald Trump
Fighting in Harlem
Date 20 July 2017 – Present Location New York City, New York Status Ongoing
Belligerents
United States	National Democratic Council
Commanders and leaders
President Donald Trump James Mattis Andrew Cuomo	People's Commissar Bill de Blasio
Units involved
United States Armed Forces New York National Guard	National People's Army
Strength
8000 Marines 29,000 National Guardsmen	45,000 NYPD Officers 60,000+ People's Revolutionary Guard
Casualties and losses
Up to 200 killed; 3,613 wounded; 230–400 missing	6000–9000 killed, wounded, and missing

War of the Final Coalition
Part of Collapse of the British Empire
The Battle of Woking
Date 1868 – 1869 Location Basically everywhere Europe British Isles Africa Asia North America South America Result Decisive Coalition victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom	Coalition of the Willing French Empire Russian Empire North German Confederation South German Confederation United States Confederate States Kingdom of Italy Austrian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Victoria	Napoleon III Aleksandr II Wilhelm Ludwig II Abraham Lincoln P.G.T. Beauregard Vittorio Emanuele II Franz Josef
Units involved
The Legions of Hell	The greatest armed force ever assembled in the history of mankind
Strength
600,000–800,000	Up to 5,000,000
Casualties and losses
Innumerable	Heavy

Franco-German War
Part of Franco-German Wars
Bismarck assaults Strasbourg
Date 17 March 1868 – ??? April 1871 (ceasefire 26 November 1868 – 11 May 1870) Location France Germany
Belligerents
French Empire German Republic (from October 1870)	German Empire Austrian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Napoleon III Marshal Patrice de MacMahon ( POW) Marshal François Certain Canrobert ( POW) Marshal François Certain Canrobert Marshal Edmond Le Bœuf Marshal François Achille Bazaine Marshal Charles Auguste Frossard General Franz Sigel and others	Wilhelm Chancellor Otto von Bismarck ( POW) Field Marshal Helmuth von Moltke ( POW) Duke Friedrich of Baden Prince Albert of Saxony  † Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia ( POW) Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia Franz Josef General Alexander von Mensdorff-Pouilly and others
Units involved
Army of the Rhine Army of Luxembourg Army of the Moselle Army of Alsace	I Army II Army III Army IV Army
Strength
660,000+ (August 1868) 1,100,000+ (November 1868) 1,300,000+ (March 1871)	620,000+ (August 1868) 900,000+ (November 1868) Around 800,000 (March 1871)
Casualties and losses
132,206 killed Over 300,000 wounded Over 230,000 captured ~25,000 missing Total: 650,000–700,000	187,000 killed 530,000–600,000 wounded 240,000 captured 31,030 missing Total: 992,000–1,050,000

Sino-Soviet border war "Harbin incident"
Soviet troops carrying captured NRA banners
Date 22 July – 21 September 1929 Location Manchuria Result Disputed; Treaty of Moscow China purchases Chinese Eastern Railway from Soviets China accepts blame for the conflict
Belligerents
Republic of China	Soviet Union
Commanders and leaders
Marshal Zhang Xueliang General Chen Cheng	General Vasily Blyukher
Units involved
Northeastern Army ~15 divisions	Special Red Banner Far Eastern Army 9—12 divisions
Strength
~160,000 6 tanks 25 aircraft	100,000 at peak 40 tanks 75+ aircraft
Casualties and losses
2200 killed 1500+ wounded 837 captured 430 missing 4 aircraft TOTAL: 4,815	600—800 killed 1500 wounded ~190 captured 150 missing 8 aircraft 4 tanks TOTAL: 2300—2700

Attempted coup of Donald Trump
Part of Presidency of Donald Trump
The aftermath of a bomb explosion in downtown Washington, DC
Date 17–19 July 2017 Location Result Coup failure Dissolution of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Passage of the National Armed Forces Integrity Act
Belligerents
United States Administration of Donald Trump Department of Defense	Joint Chiefs of Staff Scattered elements of the Armed Forces
Commanders and leaders
President Donald Trump Secretary James Mattis	Joint Chiefs of Staff
Units involved
Strength

Battle of Cape Verde
Part of Second World War
SMS Bismarck firing on British and French warships on 18 August.
Date 17–18 November 1943 Location Off Cape Verde, Atlantic Ocean Result Decisive Allied victory
Belligerents
German Empire United States	Union of Britain Commune of France
Commanders and leaders
Grand Admiral Erich Raeder Admiral Hermann Boehm Admiral Alfred Saalwächter Fleet Admiral Raymond Spruance Admiral William Halsey Jr.	Admiral Andrew Cunningham Admiral James Somerville Admiral François Darlan
Strength
10 fleet carriers 2 light carriers 14 battleships 6 battlecruisers 8 heavy cruisers 14 light cruisers 85 destroyers 4–6 submarines	8 fleet carriers 4 light carriers 7 battleships 4 battlecruisers 8 heavy cruisers 19 light cruisers 67 destroyers 6 submarines
Casualties and losses
1 fleet carrier 2 battleships 1 heavy cruiser 117 aircraft 1,530 killed	3 fleet carriers 1 light carrier 1 battleship 1 battlecruiser 2 destroyers 1 submarine ~350 aircraft 4,682 killed

Battle of Kungälv
Date 17 April 1259 Location South of Kungälv, Sweden Result Decisive Danish victory Subjugation of Norway
Belligerents
Denmark Sweden	Norway Norway
Commanders and leaders
Denmark King Eric V  †   Denmark Crown Prince Eric(afterward, King Eric VI)   Denmark Prince Canute   Denmark Prince Frederick Magnus	Norway King Magnus VI  †   Norway Crown Prince Olaf  †
Strength
4400 levy (incl. 1500 archers) 1200 men at arms (incl. 200 knights)	3500–5000, including 500 knights
Casualties and losses
300–400 levy, approximately 200 cavalry	Over 2000

John Bryant Parry (born 21 May 2004), also known by his initials JBP and JP, is an American former professional basketball player, television personality, actor, author, and sports color commentator. He played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association as a point guard for the New York Knicks. At his jersey retirement ceremony on 30 November 2040, he was acclaimed by NBA Hall of Famers, coaches, players, and sports media as "the greatest Knick and one of the greatest players of all time." In 2032 he led the Knicks to their first championship in 59 years, and secured the franchise's first threepeat, and the NBA's first since the Golden State Warriors did so between 2017 and 2019.

Parry led Bucknell University's men's basketball team to the second round of March Madness in 2026. He was drafted early in the second round by the Knicks that summer. He did not play a game in the NBA's following season until the Knick's bench point guard was injured. Parry stunned crowds with his flashy passing, ability to score, and surprising athleticism, to the point that he had taken the place as the team's starting point guard by the end of the season. Over the following decade, he led the Knicks to continual playoff berths and ultimately the franchise's first championship in over half a century. By his retirement, he had been named an NBA All-Star twelve times, League MVP six times, Finals MVP thrice, and numerous All-NBA teams. Further, he led the league twice in scoring, assists eight times, and steals twice.

After his career, Parry was regarded as "one of the best point guards ever" by acclaimed sports historian Harrison Tyball; some have championed him as the greatest basketball player of all time. Parry has also become recognized in popular culture for his unassuming nature and his hobbies, particularly musicianship and video games.

Player profile

Parry played the point guard position for his entire collegiate and professional career; however, he was also capable of playing as a shooting guard, which he notably did multiple times during the 2032 and 2034 NBA Finals. He was regarded as one of the League's best inside scorers, able to make highly-contested layups and shots close to the basket. During his first NBA game, he shocked fans by dunking five times in just seventeen minutes of play. Though he entered the NBA a relatively poor shooter, he improved his ability quickly over time, so that by his third season he ranked fourth in the NBA in three-point shooting percentage with over two-hundred shots attempted.

Parry's greatest strength is widely regarded to be his passing ability. He possessed unusually good court vision and capitalized on it, leading the league in assists eight times (tying Bob Cousy and bested only by John Stockton for the all-time record) and placing him fourth in career assist totals.

As is common for his position, Parry was adept at stealing the ball, leading the league twice in that category. Furthermore, he was considered both a top perimeter and post defender at various points in his career; in his youth, he averaged more than one blocked shot per game near the basket, leading point guards in this category for two years. Statistically, his defensive abilities ranked him among the top five guards defensively during every season he played. He was a top candidate for the Defensive Player of the Year award multiple times, but never won it. However, he was named to the All-Defense First Team four times and the Second Team a further seven times.

His health also remained good for much of his career, despite a major injury in his third year that forced him to miss 35 games, and a tibia fracture in the opening game of his final season that forced him to miss all but the last two games.