Sinking of the Lusitania
On May 7, 1915, a German U-boat torpedoed and sunk the Lusitania.
On May 7, 1915, a German U-boat torpedoed and sunk the Lusitania.
On May 4, 1942, the World War II Battle of the Coral Sea began. It was the first fight between aircraft carriers; in fact, the ships weren’t even in sight of each other.
On April 29, 1862, Union Admiral David Farragut captured New Orleans from Confederate forces.
On March 31, 1854, Commodore Matthew Perry signed a peace and trade agreement with Japan. On March 31, 1933, President Franklin Roosevelt established the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) to decrease unemployment in America.
On March 9, 1862, the USS Monitor and CSS Virginia (formerly USS Merrimack) fought in the first battle between two ironclad warships.
On February 16, 1804, Stephen Decatur led a surprise assault on the captured USS Philadelphia in Tripoli.
On February 3, 1943, after the SS Dorchester was sunk, four chaplains sacrificed their lives to protect the other men on their boat.
On January 28, 1915, the Revenue Cutter Service and United States Life-Saving Service were merged to form the US Coast Guard.
George Dewey, the only man to hold the rank of Admiral of the Navy, died on January 16, 1917.