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This Day in History: The Titanic
On this day in 1912, RMS Titanic departs on its maiden voyage from Southhampton to New York. That trip famously ended when the ship hit...
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Apr 103 min read
This Day in History: Navy Cross recipient George S. Rentz
On this day in 1942, a Navy chaplain engages in an action that would earn him the Navy Cross. George S. Rentz is the only Navy Chaplain...
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Feb 283 min read
This Day in History: USS Bismarck Sea sunk
On this day in 1945, kamikazes plow into American warships near Iwo Jima. One aircraft carrier, the USS Bismarck Sea, was fatally...
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Feb 213 min read
This Day in History: John Glover, unsung Revolutionary War hero
On this day in 1732, an American Patriot is born in Massachusetts. You may or may not know John Glover’s name, but you do know about the...
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Nov 5, 20243 min read
This Day in History: USS Philadelphia destroyed
On this day in 1803, the Tripolitans capture a stranded American vessel. Mere months later, Navy legend Stephen Decatur would set that...
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Oct 31, 20243 min read
This Day in History: The Airship USS Shenandoah
On this day in 1923, USS Shenandoah is christened. The rigid airship was intended for airborne surveillance, similar to what Germany...
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Oct 10, 20243 min read
This Day in History: Seaman Second Class John Cullen
On this day in 1920, a future U.S. Coast Guardsman is born. John “Jack” Cullen is best known for his role in finding and stopping Nazi...
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Oct 2, 20243 min read
This Day in History: Submarines in the American Revolution
On this day in 1776, Americans launch the first submarine attack. They hoped to break a British blockade of New York harbor. The...
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Sep 6, 20243 min read
This Day in History: America's Cup
On this day in 1851, the New York Yacht Club’s schooner, America , races and defeats fifteen yachts of the Royal Yacht Squadron. Did the...
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Aug 22, 20243 min read
This Day in History: USS Squalus is rescued
On this day in 1939, the crew of the USS Squalus is rescued. The day before, the submarine had sunk to a shocking depth: 240 feet. The...
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May 24, 20243 min read
This Day in History: A Rush to Rescue USS Squalus
On this day in 1939, a Sargo-class submarine sinks during a deep dive. No submarine crew had ever been rescued once they’d sunk below 20...
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May 23, 20243 min read
This Day in History: USS Thresher sinks
On this day in 1963, the USS Thresher sinks off the coast of Cape Cod. Sadly, a rescue ship was floating helplessly above the wreckage,...
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Apr 10, 20243 min read
This Day in History: The Great White Fleet
On this day in 1909, sixteen American battleships arrive at Hampton Roads, Virginia. This “Great White Fleet” of U.S. Navy vessels had...
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Feb 22, 20243 min read
This Day in History: The Unlucky "Willie Dee"
On this day in 1943, a U.S. Navy destroyer accidentally torpedoes the battleship USS Iowa, then ferrying Franklin D. Roosevelt across the...
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Nov 14, 20233 min read
This Day in History: The failed British attack on Fort Mifflin
On this day in 1777, the British try to drive Americans away from Fort Mifflin. They failed. Americans held their own against six British...
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Oct 23, 20233 min read
This Day in History: Happy Birthday, U.S. Navy!
On this day in 1775, the Continental Congress passes a resolution establishing a naval force to help George Washington’s army. The...
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Oct 13, 20233 min read
This Day in History: USS Nautilus
On this day in 1958, USS Nautilus travels under ice in the Arctic Sea. She’d just become the first to travel, submerged, under the North...
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Aug 4, 20233 min read
This Day in History: American naval hero John Paul Jones
On this day in 1792, American naval hero John Paul Jones dies in Paris. He has been called one of the founders of the American Navy. Of...
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Jul 18, 20233 min read
This Day in History: Operation Drumbeat
On this day in 1942, a German U-boat torpedoes an American freighter in the Gulf of Mexico. Heredia was then just 40 miles from New...
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May 19, 20234 min read
This Day in History: Benedict Arnold & the first USS Enterprise
On this day in 1775, Benedict Arnold sets his sights on Fort St. John’s, near the Canadian border. He would soon launch an attack on the...
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May 16, 20233 min read
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