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).