1813:	LT John M. Gamble, the first marine to command a ship in battle (prize vessel Greenwich in capture of British whaler Seringapatam)
1853:	Commodore Matthew Perry lands and holds first meeting with Japanese at Uraga, Japan
1882:	Sailors and Marines from 4 U.S. ships land to help restore order at Alexandria, Egypt.
1945:	U.S. warships bombard Kamaishi, Japan; first naval gunfire bombardment of Japanese Home Islands.
1950:	U.S. Marines sail from San Diego for Korean Conflict.
1952:	Laying of keel of USS Forrestal, the first 59,900 ton aircraft carrier.