| 1836: | Commissioning of Charles H. Haswell as first regularly appointed Engineer Officer. |
| 1916: | North Carolina is first Navy ship to carry and operate aircraft |
| 1921: | Congress creates Bureau of Aeronautics to be in charge of all matter pertaining to naval aeronautics. |
| 1951: | Ninth Naval District forces assist in flood relief work in Kansas City through 20 July |
| 1953: | United Nations Fleet launches heavy air and sea attack on Wonsan; Major John Bolt, USMC becomes first jet ace in Marine Corps. |
| 1988: | SECDEF approves opening Navy's Underwater Construction Teams, fleet oiler, ammunition ships, and combat stores ships to women. |
| 1990: | Commander Rosemary B. Mariner becomes first woman to command an operational aviation squadron (VAQ-34). |