1800:	U.S. Marine Corps Band gave its first concert in Washington, D.C.
1883:	Installation of the first electric lighting on a US Navy Ship completed on USS Trenton.
1920:	Radio station built by U.S. Navy and French Government transmits first wireless message heard around the world. At time it was the most powerful radio station in the world.
1951:	First contract for nuclear-powered submarine awarded.
1965:	Launch of Gemini 5, piloted by LCDR Charles Conrad Jr., USN, who completed 120 orbits in almost 8 days at an altitude of 349.8 km. Recovery was by helicopter from USS Lake Champlain (CVS-39).
1980:	USS Truxtun rescues 42 Vietnamese refugees and USS Merrill rescues 62 Vietnamese refugees, over 200 miles southeast of Saigon