| 1814: | British squadron captures U.S. gunboats in Battle of Lake Borgne, LA. |
| 1944: | Rank of Fleet Admiral, U.S. Navy (five star admiral) is established. |
| 1945: | Captain Sue S. Dauser receives the first Distinguished Service Medal awarded to a nurse. |
| 1965: | Navy announces completion of 1,272 ft. radio tower at North West Cape, Australia, highest manmade structure in the Southern Hemisphere at that time, as a link in fleet communications. |