1819: LT John White on merchant ship Franklin, anchored off Vung Tau is first U.S. naval officer to visit Vietnam
1917: U.S. subchasers arrive at Corfu for anti-submarine patrols
1942: Battle of Midway ends with loss of USS Yorktown
1944: Construction of artificial harbors and sheltered anchorages begins off Normandy coast
1991: Joint Task Force Sea Angel ends relief operations in Bangladesh after Cyclone Marian