| 1911: | 1st hydroaeroplane flight is witnessed by naval aviator |
| 1913: | The body of John Paul Jones is laid in its final resting place in the Chapel of Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD |
| 1949: | USS Norton Sound, first guided-missile ship, launches first guided missile (Loon) |
| 1960: | USS John S. McCain rescues the entire 41-man crew of the sinking Japanese freighter, Shinwa Maru, in the East China Sea |