| 1905: | An Executive Order extended the jurisdiction of the Lighthouse Service to the noncontiguous territory of the American Samoan Island. |
| 1918: | Congress passed Migratory Bird Act - Coast Guard enforced after 1936 passage of Act to Define Jurisdiction of Coast Guard. |
| 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. |
| 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. |