| 1781: | French fleet traps British fleet at Yorktown, VA |
| 1925: | CDR John Rodgers and crew of 4 in PN-9 run out of fuel on first San Francisco to Hawaii flight. Landing at sea, they rigged a sail and set sail for Hawaii. |
| 1941: | U.S. assumes responsibility for trans-Atlantic convoys from Argentia, Canada to the meridian of Iceland |
| 1942: | Establishment of Air Force, Pacific Fleet, VADM Aubrey W. Fitch, USN |
| 1942: | First Seabee unit to serve in a combat area, 6th Naval Construction Battalion, arrives on Guadalcanal. |
| 1945: | USS Benevolence (AH-13) evacuates civilian internees from 2 internment camps near Tokyo, Japan |