| 1779: | Captain John Paul Jones in Continental Navy frigate Bonhomme Richard captures HMS Serapis. |
| 1931: | LT Alfred Pride pilots Navy's first rotary wing aircraft, XOP-1 autogiro, in landings and takeoffs on board USS Langley while underway. |
| 1944: | Naval Task Group lands Army troops on Ulithi Atoll, Caroline Islands |
| 1944: | USS West Virginia (BB-48) reaches Pearl Harbor and rejoins the Pacific Fleet, marking the end of the salvage and reconstruction of 18 ships damaged at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. |
| 1947: | James Forrestal, former SECNAV, takes office as first Secretary of Defense |
| 1990: | Two Hospital ships (USNS Mercy and USNS Comfort) steam together for first time in Arabian Gulf |