1812:	USS Constitution captures and destroys brig Lady Warren
1877:	Professor Asaph Hall of Naval Observatory discovers first of two satellites of Mars. He found the second one within a week.
1921:	Carrier arresting gear first tested at Hampton Roads.
1960:	USNS Longview, using Navy helicopters and frogmen, recovers a Discover satellite capsule after 17 orbits. This is first recovery of U.S. satellite from orbit.