1905: |
An Executive Order extended the jurisdiction of the Lighthouse Service to the noncontiguous territory of the American Samoan Island.
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1918: |
Congress passed Migratory Bird Act - Coast Guard enforced after 1936 passage of Act to Define Jurisdiction of Coast Guard.
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1927: |
Ensign Charles L. Duke, in command of CG- 2327, boarded the rumrunner Greypoint in New York harbor and single- handedly captured 22 prisoners and its cargo of illegal liquor.
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1986: |
The Statue of Liberty Centennial Celebration takes place in New York harbor. The Coast Guard, especially the activities on Governor's Island, was in the "forefront" of the celebration.
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