1859- U.S. signs 'Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation' with Paraguay at Asuncion after the revenue cutter Harriet Lane, as part of a US Navy expedition, forced the opening of the Paraguay and Parana Rivers.1863- Commissioned officers…
1779 - John Paul Jones takes command of Bonhomme Richard1959 - Keel laying of USS Enterprise, first nuclear powered aircraft carrier, Newport News, VA(Source: Navy News Service)
1801- Treaty of peace with France was ratified on this date, thereby ending the 'Quasi-War,' in which cutters of the Revenue Marine had rendered outstanding service.1880- Date of a terrific gale on the New Jersey coast. Six vessels came ashore with 47 persons on board all but two survived…
1801 - Senate approves peace treaty with France ending undeclared naval war that began 17981917 - US severs diplomatic relations with Germany(Source: Navy News Service)
1944- Coast Guardsmen participated in the landings at Saldor, New Guinea.(Source: USCG Historian’s Office)
1800 - USS Constellation (CAPT Thomas Truxtun) defeats la Vengeance1862 - USS Hartford, Capt David G. Farragut, departs Hampton Roads for Mississippi River campaign(Source: Navy News Service)
Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle and Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard commander Capt. Gregory R. Thomas joined the Battleship Missouri Memorial in saluting its volunteers and supporters as the historic ship fully reopened to visitation following a multimillion-dollar drydocking project…
1871- Using his administrative authority Secretary of the Treasury George S. Boutwell re-established a Revenue Marine Bureau within the Department and assigned Sumner I. Kimball as the civilian Chief with the duty of administering both the revenue cutters…
1941 - United States Fleet reorganized, reviving Atlantic and Pacific Fleets1942 - USS Enterprise and Yorktown make first WW II air strike, Japanese Marshall Islands1955 - Operation Deep Freeze, a research task force, established in Antarctic(Source: Navy News Service)
1919-Ratification of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. The amendment prohibited the manufacture, sale and transportation of alcoholic beverages. Its enforcement was authorized by the National Prohibition Enforcement Act…
1914 - U.S. Marines land in Haiti to protect U.S. consulate1943 - Beginning of 2 day battle of Rennell Island after which U.S. transports reached Guadalcanal(Source: Navy News Service)
1885-Keeper Marcus Hanna of the Cape Elizabeth Light Station saved two men from the wrecked schooner Australia. For this rescue Hanna was awarded the Gold Lifesaving Medal. He was also awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions at Port Hudson in 1863…
1778 - Second New Providence Expedition raised the flag with thirteen stripes over Fort Nassau.1960 - Navy demonstrates value of moon communication relay, used in fleet broadcasts.1962 - USS Cook (APD-130) rescues 25 survivors from after section of Panamanian tanker…
1909-The schooner Nelson Y. McFarland issued a distress call after dropping anchor near the White Head, Maine, Life-Saving Service station. Although anchored against the tide, she was becalmed, yet her stern swung so close to the ledge that…
1942 - USS Gudgeon is first US sub to sink enemy submarine in action, Japanese I-173.1945 - Commissioning of USS Higbee (DD-806), first U.S. Navy ship named after women member of U.S. Navy.1967 - Fire in Command Module at Cape Kennedy during simulation countdown…
