| 1815: | USS Hornet captures HMS Penguin in battle lasting 22 minutes |
| 1882: | SECNAV Hunt issues General Order No. 292 creating Office of Naval Intelligence |
| 1917: | Launching of USS New Mexico, first dreadnought with turboelectric drive |
| 1945: | Carriers begin pre-assault strikes on Okinawa, kamikaze attacks follow |
| 1958: | First launching of simulated Polaris missile from submerged tactical launcher facility off CA |
| 1965: | LCDR John W. Young, USN, Pilot of Gemini 3 completed 3 orbits in 4 hours., 53 minutes at an altitude of 224 km. Recovery was by helicopters from USS Intrepid (CVS-11). |