TODAY IN NAVAL HISTORY
1846
Sailors and Marines from the frigates Savannah and Congress receive a few shots from Californians ashore, but manage to make a successful landing and seize control of San Pedro.
1922
The Navy League of the United States sponsors the first of what becomes an annual celebration of Navy Day in an effort to focus public attention on the importance of the sea service. This particular day is chosen because it is the birthday of former President Theodore Roosevelt, a champion of the Navy.
1969
NR-1, the first deep submergence vessel using nuclear power, enters service. Capable of performing underwater search and recovery, oceanographic research missions, and installation and maintenance of underwater equipment, NR-1 becomes a key asset in the recovery of wreckage following the explosion of Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986.
The end.