| 1853: | Five Navy ships leave Norfolk, VA on 3 year exploring expedition to survey the far Pacific |
| 1927: | USS Memphis arrives at Washington, DC, with Charles Lindbergh and his plane, Spirit of St. Louis, after his non-stop flight across the Atlantic |
| 1944: | U.S. battleships off Normandy provide gunfire support. |
| 1953: | Navy ships evacuate 20,000 Koreans from West Coast Islands to safety south of 17th parallel |