1780 - Fall of Charleston, SC; three Continental Navy frigates (Boston, Providence, and Ranger) captured; and one American frigate (Queen of France) sunk to prevent capture1846 - U.S. declares war against Mexico1975 - SS Mayaguez seized by Khmer Rouge and escorted to Koh Tang Island…
1898-USRC Hudson towed the crippled USS Winslow from certain destruction under the Spanish forts at Cardenas, Cuba during the Spanish-American War. Congress later conferred a Gold Medal of Honor on her commanding officer, Revenue First Lieutenant F…
1862 - CSS Virginia blown up by Confederates to prevent capture.1898 - Sailors and Marines from USS Marblehead cut trans-oceanic cable near Cienfuegos, Cuba, isolating Cuba from Spain.1943 - Naval task force lands Army troops on Attu…
1800-Congress forbade citizens to own an interest in vessels engaged in the slave trade or to serve on such vessels.1956-The President signed Public Law 519, which brought all previously uninspected vessels on navigable waters carrying more than six passengers for hire under inspection laws…
1775 - Force under Ethan Allan and Benedict Arnold cross Lake Champlain and capture British fort at Ticonderoga, New York.1800 - USS Constitution captures Letter of Marque Sandwich.1862 - Confederates destroy Norfolk and Pensacola Navy Yards…
1969: HC-130H CGNR 1453, stationed at Air Station Kodiak, flew over the geographic North Pole, becoming the first Coast Guard aircraft to do so. The aircraft commander was LCDR Melvin J. Hartman and the copilot was LT Larry Minor. The purpose…
1779 - Continental Navy sloop Providence captures British brig Diligent off Cape Charles1934 - USS Constitution completes tour of principal U.S. ports1940 - FDR orders Pacific Fleet to remain in Hawaiian waters indefinitely1942…
1796-Congress increased the monthly compensation of Revenue Marine officers: masters $50; first mates $35; second mates $30; third mates $25 and mariners $20. 1896-President Grover Cleveland placed the Lighthouse Service within the classified federal civil service…
1909 - Great White Fleet anchors in San Francisco 1916 - First ship-to-shore radio telephone voice conversation from USS New Hampshire off Virginia Capes to SECNAV Josephus Daniels in Washington, DC1942 - CAPT Milton Miles arrives in Chungking…
1947-The first meeting of the permanent International Civil Aviation Organization was held in Montreal, Canada with the Coast Guard being represented by LT John M. Waters, USCG.1950-Congress approved the Uniform Code of Military Justice…
1944 - USS Comfort is commissioned in San Pedro, CA; first ship to be manned jointly by Army and Navy personnel1948 - VF-17A becomes first carrier qualified jet squadron (USS Saipan)1961 - CDR Alan Shepard Jr. makes first U.S. manned space flight…
1882-The Secretary of the Treasury was authorized to discontinue any lifesaving station, transfer apparatus, appoint keepers, etc.1910-Congress required every passenger ship or other ship carrying 50 persons or more, leaving any port of United States…
1917 - First Navy ships, Destroyer Division 8, arrive at Queenstown, Ireland, to provide convoy escorts against German U-boats1942 - Battle of Coral Sea, first carrier vs. carrier battle, begins1945 - Japanese attempt to land on Okinawa repulsed…
1882-The Treasury Department reported that the crew of the cutter Oliver Wolcott deserted their ship. No reason was given for this mass desertion.1885-The Navy transferred the USS Bear to the Revenue Cutter Service. The Bear became one…
1861 - USS Surprise captures Confederate privateer Savannah1898 - Marines land at Cavite, Philippines, and raise U.S. flag1949 - First Navy firing of a high altitude Viking rocket at White Sands, NM(Source: Navy News Service)