1789:	An act of Congress provided for the registering and clearing of vessels and the regulation of the coastwise trade, thus laying the foundation of American navigation laws which, until 1912, embodied the marine policy of the United States.
1894:	Armed guard of Revenue Cutter Service placed on Pribiloff Islands to guard seals.
1938:	USCG assumes responsibility for the Maritime Service.
1939:	Armed forces of Nazi Germany invade Poland, beginning World War II.
1942:	USCG was no longer responsible for merchant marine training programs.  This responsibility was assumed by the War Shipping Administration.
1944:	CGC Northland captured crew of a scuttled Nazi ship off Greenland.