1927:	Horace Alderman, a rumrunner, murdered 2 Coast Guardsmen and a Secret Service agent off the coast of Florida.  The armed Alderman was eventually subdued by the remaining crew of CG-249 and arrested.  He was later tried and executed.
1974:	President Ford signed into law the first bill of his new administration, a measure authorizing the Coast Guard to adopt modernized boiler and pressure safety standards aboard ships.
1966:	CGC Point Welcome attacked by USAF aircraft -- 2 killed.