| 1820: | Commodore Stephen Decatur dies after duel with Capt. James Barron |
| 1915: | "Naval Aviator" replaces former "Navy Air Pilot" for officers qualified as aviators |
| 1929: | Navy ships protect Americans and their property during Mexican revolution |
| 1946: | USS Missouri departs U.S. to return body of deceased Turkish ambassador to the U.S. back to Turkey for burial. Missouri arrived in Istanbul on 5 April. |