| 1777: | Continental Congress adopts design of present U.S. Flag |
| 1777: | John Paul Jones takes command of Ranger |
| 1847: | Commodore Matthew Perry launches amphibious river operations by Sailors and Marines on Tabasco River, Mexico |
| 1940: | Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Naval Expansion Act to construct ships to increase Navy's tonnage by 11 % |
| 1985: | Steelworker Second Class Robert D. Stethem, USN of Underwater Construction Team ONE was killed by terrorist hijackers of TWA Flight 847. He later received a Bronze Star for his heroism. |