1865:	In largest amphibious operation of war, Union forces capture Ft. Fisher, Wilmington, NC, by joint amphibious force
1997:	Navy physician CAPT Jerry Lineger joined the crew of the MIR space station after being launched on Atlantis during space Shuttle Mission STS-81. Prior to the mission, he was trained at the Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia for over a year.