1814:	The crew of USRC Eagle, which had been driven ashore near Negros Head, New York in an encounter with the British brig HMS Dispatch, dragged the cutter's guns up a bluff and continued the battle, using log books for cartridges and returning enemy’s small shot which lodged in the ship's hull.
1989:	An earthquake registering 7.1 on the Richter Scale hit2 Northern California, killing 67 people.  Coast Guard units assisted state and local agencies in rescue and relief operations.