1848 - A Navy expedition to explore the Dead Sea and the River Jordan, commanded by Lt. William F. Lynch, reaches the Dead Sea.
1906 - The Navy assists in relief operations during the San Francisco earthquake and fire.
1942 - USS Hornet (CV 8) launches Doolittle's Army bombers for the first attack on Japan.
1988 - Navy destroys two Iranian drilling platforms and a frigate in retaliation for attack on USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58).
For more information about naval history, visit the Naval historical Center Web site at http://www.history.navy.mil.
I LOVE the part about Doolittle. My grandpa has a picture of him and his airplane (grandpa was in the aviation industry) at a (oh, what do you call it? its a race!) I can't think of what they called the airplane races they had back then. Old timers.
1863 - Union gunboats pass Confederate batteries at Vicksburg.
1924 - Navy commences relief operations in Mississippi Valley floods, lasting until June 16.
1947 - Act of Congress gives Navy Nurse Corps members commissioned rank.
1959 - Helicopters from USS Edisto (AGB 2) begin rescue operations in Montevideo, Uruguay. By April 26, they had carried 277 flood victims to safety.
I love this one, because I went on a Boy Scout trip to Vicksburg, MS to the civil war Park, and I hiked 10 miles (2001) - they thought I'd never keep up. Ha, fooled them! (couldn't do it now, though)
1805 - Naval forces capture Derne, Tripoli; raise first U.S. flag over foreign soil.
1813 - U.S. Navy and Army forces capture York (now Toronto), Canada.
1861 - President Lincoln extended blockade of Confederacy to Virginia and North Carolina ports.
1865 - Body of John Wilkes Booth brought to Washington Navy Yard.
I don't know about ya'll, but I find these kind of things exciting!!
Question: Who are these women and when was the photo taken?
-- MC1 Villalovos.From the album:
Historical Picture of the Day by Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON)(SS/SW) Rick D. West.
Three years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868, the head of an organization of Union veterans — the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) — established Decoration Day as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers. Maj. Gen. John A. Logan declared that Decoration Day should be observed on May 30. It is believed that date was chosen because flowers would be in bloom all over the country.
The first large observance was held that year at Arlington National Cemetery, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.
The ceremonies centered around the mourning-draped veranda of the Arlington mansion, once the home of Gen. Robert E. Lee. Various Washington officials, including Gen. and Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant, presided over the ceremonies. After speeches, children from the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphan Home and members of the GAR made their way through the cemetery, strewing flowers on both Union and Confederate graves, reciting prayers and singing hymns.
June 1 - HISTORY
1813 - HMS Shannon captures USS Chesapeake, Capt. James Lawrence. As the mortally wounded Lawrence was carried below, he ordered, "Tell the men to fire faster! Don't give up the ship!" These words would live on in naval history. Oliver Hazard Perry honored his dead friend Lawrence when he had the motto sewn onto the private battle flag flown during the Battle of Lake Erie, Sept. 10, 1813.
1871 - Rear Adm. Rodgers lands in Korea with a party of Sailors and Marines and captures five forts to secure protection for U.S. citizens after Americans were fired upon and murdered.
1914 - General Order 99 prohibits alcohol aboard naval vessels, or at navy yards or stations.
1915 - First contract for lighter-than-air craft for Navy.
1939 - Director of the Naval Research Laboratory, Capt. Hollis M. Cooley, proposes research in atomic energy for future use in nuclear powered submarine.
1944 - ZP-14 Airships complete first crossing of Atlantic by non-rigid lighter-than-air aircraft.
1954 - First test of steam catapult from USS Hancock (CV/CVA 19).
Suzann thanks for the reminder about the flag. We always fly our National Flag and under it, the Navy Flag. Well, its more thread bare than I'd like, so I took it down. I need to find another, but a better quality one this time... and not too expensive.
I don't know I got it off that FB page I told u about, a few people said the names but he didn't say if they were right or not. Here is the link to the pic and comments; http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/photo.php?pid=5545927&id=112259639306
This answer provides another link;
1973 -First Four Navy Women chosen for Flight Training Pose at Pensacola, Florida in March 1973. LT Barbara Allen became the first Navy woman to earn her wings on 22 February 1974.
(left to right): Lieutenant Junior Grade Barbara Allen, USN, Ensign Jane M. Skiles, USN, Lieutenant Junior Grade Judith A. Neuffer, USN, and Ensign Kathleen L. McNary, ... See MoreUSN The Naval flight officer program was opened to women six years later.
Found some interesting histoery on the 1st Human Flag done @ GL;
"The pictures below were taken by photographers Arthur Mole and John Thomas who toured army and naval bases in the latter years of the first world war taking these large scale patriotic style photographs, primarily for an advertising campaign to sell war bonds.
The photographs were designed over the course of a week and were marked out on the ground with ribbons so that the troops would know were to stand. The finished design was then photographed from a specially constructed 70 foot tower.
The planning for the layout had to be precise due to the large areas involved, for example, the statue of liberty design stretched over 1235 feet from head to toe and used over 18 000 men. "
Of course that is what you are most interested in Vicky! I also like to learn about my brothers, uncles and cousins rates and what they did during the vietnam war and WWII. Then its always fun to learn about our Navy mom friends dads and their sailors and what they did. You think you know all the acronyms until you delve into it a little bit.... ! LOL!! In boot camp and A school, my son used to say, "what does that mean?" when I quoted some acronym. Now he talks so fast, I have to ask him to slow down and tell me what HE MEANS!
Today the Navy is celebrating Women's Equality Day; August 26th commemorates the passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920, granting women the right to vote. It also signifies women's continuing efforts toward full equality. The role of women in the Navy has evolved significantly since the first females became WAVES during WWII. Today we are celebrating Navy women, past and present. Please share with us the Navy women you celebrate today as well.
On this day in 1975, President Gerald R. Ford signed a law allowing the admission of women into service academies like the US Naval Academy. HOOYAH!
From the Navy's "Women Redefined" FB Page; http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/womenredefinednavy
Ten years ago today the destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) was attacked by terrorists while at anchor in Aden, Yemen -- 17 Sailors were killed in the attack. Today we commemorate the 10th anniversary of the bombing of USS Cole, the extraordinary effort of her crew in saving the ship, and our shipmates lost that day. (SM)
Vicky, our family remembered the ten yr anniversary and have not been happy reading the news of what has happened to the terrorists. there seems to be no justice at all.... One has been assessed to be a "victim"
Suzann, that sounds like my brother, who served 20 yrs. He and his wife go on cruises so he can stand on that deck at sea. He misses it so much. And thank you for taking the time to share with us.
Veterans Day is a day we set aside to pay tribute, honor and remember the men and women who have served in our nation's defense.
Our veterans have honorably served and sacrificed throughout the world when our nation called, and many have paid the ultimate sacrifice, and it is with eternal gratitude that we take the time this day to honor the memory of our fallen while bringing alongside and thanking those heroes still among us.
Our veterans are woven into the fabric of our great nation we call America. They lend the character and the core values they developed while in uniform to the communities in which they live and work, and we should take advantage of every chance we have to talk to, learn from and thank them for their devout patriotism.
Service to our nation has bound us together, and we must continue to draw on our veterans' experiences and value their dedication to our country and our way of life while strengthening and forging the future for our next generation of warriors and veterans.
Take the time to thank our veterans this Veterans Day, they certainly have a story to tell and we all need to listen, but once the holiday is over, keep them in your thoughts, remembering their service and sacrifice that laid the foundation to which our service members today build upon. I would also like to say 'thank you' to the service members in uniform today, many in harm's way, for your continued service to our great nation.
I have been keeping up with the Naval History and Heritage page on FB. So many of you here, do you belong to that group? It usually has tons of pictures, info, etc. You can also link to the history and heritage museum that way.
Happy Thanksgiving; Established by George Washington in 1789
General Thanksgiving
By the PRESIDENT of the United States Of America
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor; and Whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me “to recommend to the people of the United States a DAY OF PUBLIC THANKSGIVING and PRAYER, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness:”
To read the rest of it go to; http://nationaldayofprayer.org/thanksgiving-proclamation/
Love it Vicky. Thanks and to everyone! Happy happy thanksgiving. Even as many of our 7th fleet sailors/marines are going to South Korea, we have much to be thankful for!
1942 - Sue Dauser takes oath of office as Superintendant of Navy Nurse Corps, becoming first woman with the relative rank of captain in U.S. Navy. She was promoted to the rank of captain on 26 February 1944. 1944 - Commissioning of first 2 African-American WAVES officers, Harriet Ida Pickens and Frances F. Wills.
On 18 Jan 1911, the first aircraft landing on board a ship took place when Aviator Eugene Ely landed on board the armored cruiser USS Pennsylvania while anchored in San Francisco Bay, California. Following this successful landing, Ely then made a return flight from USS Pennsylvania to his original departure point at Tanforan Field at San Francisco.(rh)
I am really enjoying all the navy.mil/centennial stuff about the aviation. Thanks for the links Vicky. Enjoyed your accounting also Suzann. Wow, what a trip.
I have also seen some great shots of the USS Constitution in the snow!
North African pirates had been a menace for hundreds of years and by the late 1700s many nations were paying tribute ensure merchant shipping could proceed without being violently attacked.
In the early years of the 19th century, the United States, at the direction of President Thomas Jefferson, decided to call a halt to the payment of tribute, and a war between the young US Navy and the Barbary pirates ensued.
Ten years later, a second war settled the issue of American ships being attacked by pirates until the problem's bizarre resurgence nearly 200 years later, in the spring of 2009.
The Barbary pirates operated off the coast of North Africa as far back as the time of the Crusades. According to legend, the Barbary pirates sailed as far as Iceland, attacking ports, seizing captives as slaves, and plundering merchant ships.
As most seafaring nations found it easier, and cheaper, to bribe the pirates rather than fight them in a war, a tradition developed of paying tribute for passage through the Mediterranean. European nations often worked out treaties with the Barbary pirates.
By the early 19th century the pirates were essentially sponsored by the Arab rulers of Morocco, Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli.
Return of the Mayflower (U.S. Destroyers under Commander Joseph K. Taussig, USN, arriving off Queenstown, Ireland, 4 May 1917. Artwork by Bernard F. Gribble. Courtesy of the U.S. Naval Academy Museum. National Archives photograph, KN-215 (Color).
On 6 Apr 1917, following the sinking of U.S. merchant vessels by German U-boats, the U.S. declared war on Germany, entering World War I, which had started in Jul 1914 in Europe. Participating in escorting convoys, the US Navy faced the U-boat threat. In Europe, U.S. Army and Marines faced battles at Belleau Wood, Chateau Thierry, and St. Mihiel on the Western Front, while Naval and Marine Aviators faced the enemy in the air. On 11 Nov 1918, an armistice was signed with Germany near Compiegne, France, and the Peace Treaty was signed at Versailles, France, on 28 June 1919. (rh).
Vickyrun
I found this on FB. Block 39 = Navy HistoryApr 16, 2010
CCR
1848 - A Navy expedition to explore the Dead Sea and the River Jordan, commanded by Lt. William F. Lynch, reaches the Dead Sea.
1906 - The Navy assists in relief operations during the San Francisco earthquake and fire.
1942 - USS Hornet (CV 8) launches Doolittle's Army bombers for the first attack on Japan.
1988 - Navy destroys two Iranian drilling platforms and a frigate in retaliation for attack on USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58).
For more information about naval history, visit the Naval historical Center Web site at http://www.history.navy.mil.
I LOVE the part about Doolittle. My grandpa has a picture of him and his airplane (grandpa was in the aviation industry) at a (oh, what do you call it? its a race!) I can't think of what they called the airplane races they had back then. Old timers.
Apr 17, 2010
CCR
Apr 17, 2010
CCR
1863 - Union gunboats pass Confederate batteries at Vicksburg.
1924 - Navy commences relief operations in Mississippi Valley floods, lasting until June 16.
1947 - Act of Congress gives Navy Nurse Corps members commissioned rank.
1959 - Helicopters from USS Edisto (AGB 2) begin rescue operations in Montevideo, Uruguay. By April 26, they had carried 277 flood victims to safety.
I love this one, because I went on a Boy Scout trip to Vicksburg, MS to the civil war Park, and I hiked 10 miles (2001) - they thought I'd never keep up. Ha, fooled them! (couldn't do it now, though)
Apr 17, 2010
Vickyrun
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON)(SS/SW) Rick D. West's page;
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/MCPON
Apr 18, 2010
Vickyrun
Apr 18, 2010
CCR
Apr 26, 2010
CCR
1813 - U.S. Navy and Army forces capture York (now Toronto), Canada.
1861 - President Lincoln extended blockade of Confederacy to Virginia and North Carolina ports.
1865 - Body of John Wilkes Booth brought to Washington Navy Yard.
I don't know about ya'll, but I find these kind of things exciting!!
Apr 27, 2010
Vickyrun
Question: Who are these women and when was the photo taken?-- MC1 Villalovos.From the album:
Historical Picture of the Day by Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON)(SS/SW) Rick D. West.
May 15, 2010
Vickyrun
-- MC1 Villalovos
ANSWER: 1973 first women selected for pilot training.
-- Chief Ansarov
May 23, 2010
CCR
Three years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868, the head of an organization of Union veterans — the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) — established Decoration Day as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers. Maj. Gen. John A. Logan declared that Decoration Day should be observed on May 30. It is believed that date was chosen because flowers would be in bloom all over the country.
The first large observance was held that year at Arlington National Cemetery, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.
The ceremonies centered around the mourning-draped veranda of the Arlington mansion, once the home of Gen. Robert E. Lee. Various Washington officials, including Gen. and Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant, presided over the ceremonies. After speeches, children from the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphan Home and members of the GAR made their way through the cemetery, strewing flowers on both Union and Confederate graves, reciting prayers and singing hymns.
May 25, 2010
CCR
For the whole entire story!~
May 25, 2010
Vickyrun
May 29, 2010
CCR
1813 - HMS Shannon captures USS Chesapeake, Capt. James Lawrence. As the mortally wounded Lawrence was carried below, he ordered, "Tell the men to fire faster! Don't give up the ship!" These words would live on in naval history. Oliver Hazard Perry honored his dead friend Lawrence when he had the motto sewn onto the private battle flag flown during the Battle of Lake Erie, Sept. 10, 1813.
1871 - Rear Adm. Rodgers lands in Korea with a party of Sailors and Marines and captures five forts to secure protection for U.S. citizens after Americans were fired upon and murdered.
1914 - General Order 99 prohibits alcohol aboard naval vessels, or at navy yards or stations.
1915 - First contract for lighter-than-air craft for Navy.
1939 - Director of the Naval Research Laboratory, Capt. Hollis M. Cooley, proposes research in atomic energy for future use in nuclear powered submarine.
1944 - ZP-14 Airships complete first crossing of Atlantic by non-rigid lighter-than-air aircraft.
1954 - First test of steam catapult from USS Hancock (CV/CVA 19).
Jun 1, 2010
CCR
Jun 1, 2010
CCR
Jun 2, 2010
Vickyrun
Jun 2, 2010
Vickyrun
1973 -First Four Navy Women chosen for Flight Training Pose at Pensacola, Florida in March 1973. LT Barbara Allen became the first Navy woman to earn her wings on 22 February 1974.
(left to right): Lieutenant Junior Grade Barbara Allen, USN, Ensign Jane M. Skiles, USN, Lieutenant Junior Grade Judith A. Neuffer, USN, and Ensign Kathleen L. McNary, ... See MoreUSN The Naval flight officer program was opened to women six years later.
Referenced at: http://www.history.navy.mil/special%20highlights/women/timeline2.htm
MA3 Martinez, Alexander R (USN)
NAS Sigonella Security
Jun 2, 2010
Vickyrun
Jun 2, 2010
Vickyrun
Jun 2, 2010
Vickyrun
"The pictures below were taken by photographers Arthur Mole and John Thomas who toured army and naval bases in the latter years of the first world war taking these large scale patriotic style photographs, primarily for an advertising campaign to sell war bonds.
The photographs were designed over the course of a week and were marked out on the ground with ribbons so that the troops would know were to stand. The finished design was then photographed from a specially constructed 70 foot tower.
The planning for the layout had to be precise due to the large areas involved, for example, the statue of liberty design stretched over 1235 feet from head to toe and used over 18 000 men. "
To see pics go to; http://netmole.blogspot.com/2008/10/human-flags.html
Jun 13, 2010
CCR
Jun 21, 2010
Mary, Proud Mom of Nick
You will enjoy this.
Jul 14, 2010
CCR
Jul 14, 2010
CCR
Aug 12, 2010
Vickyrun
Aug 26, 2010
KatK
Sep 2, 2010
Vickyrun
Sep 3, 2010
CCR
Sep 16, 2010
CCR
Oct 2, 2010
Mary, Proud Mom of Nick
http://www.history.navy.mil/library/online/crewsfornewships.htm
Oct 4, 2010
Vickyrun
From the Navy's "Women Redefined" FB Page;
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/womenredefinednavy
Oct 8, 2010
Vickyrun
Oct 12, 2010
CCR
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/oct/27/terror-suspect-gets-...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2180148/posts (for the pictures to remember the fallen)
Hi Mary - thanks for the link! wow!
Oct 29, 2010
CCR
Nov 5, 2010
CCR
Our veterans have honorably served and sacrificed throughout the world when our nation called, and many have paid the ultimate sacrifice, and it is with eternal gratitude that we take the time this day to honor the memory of our fallen while bringing alongside and thanking those heroes still among us.
Our veterans are woven into the fabric of our great nation we call America. They lend the character and the core values they developed while in uniform to the communities in which they live and work, and we should take advantage of every chance we have to talk to, learn from and thank them for their devout patriotism.
Service to our nation has bound us together, and we must continue to draw on our veterans' experiences and value their dedication to our country and our way of life while strengthening and forging the future for our next generation of warriors and veterans.
Take the time to thank our veterans this Veterans Day, they certainly have a story to tell and we all need to listen, but once the holiday is over, keep them in your thoughts, remembering their service and sacrifice that laid the foundation to which our service members today build upon. I would also like to say 'thank you' to the service members in uniform today, many in harm's way, for your continued service to our great nation.
Happy Veterans Day and HOOYAH!"
For more news from Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, visit www.navy.mil/local/mcpon/.
Yes, I know I'm a day late, but I was "on the road" to Dr.'s, etc and did not have a computer yesterday....
Nov 12, 2010
CCR
Nov 23, 2010
Vickyrun
General Thanksgiving
By the PRESIDENT of the United States Of America
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor; and Whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me “to recommend to the people of the United States a DAY OF PUBLIC THANKSGIVING and PRAYER, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness:”
To read the rest of it go to;
http://nationaldayofprayer.org/thanksgiving-proclamation/
Nov 23, 2010
CCR
Nov 24, 2010
Vickyrun
Lol that's funny!!!
Dec 15, 2010
Vickyrun
Today in Navy herstory;
December 22
Dec 22, 2010
CCR
Jan 2, 2011
CCR
Jan 5, 2011
Vickyrun
Jan 18, 2011
CCR
I am really enjoying all the navy.mil/centennial stuff about the aviation. Thanks for the links Vicky. Enjoyed your accounting also Suzann. Wow, what a trip.
I have also seen some great shots of the USS Constitution in the snow!
Jan 27, 2011
Vickyrun
Feb 14, 2011
Vickyrun
Feb 16, 2011
CCR
In the early years of the 19th century, the United States, at the direction of President Thomas Jefferson, decided to call a halt to the payment of tribute, and a war between the young US Navy and the Barbary pirates ensued.
Ten years later, a second war settled the issue of American ships being attacked by pirates until the problem's bizarre resurgence nearly 200 years later, in the spring of 2009.
Mar 29, 2011
CCR
The Barbary pirates operated off the coast of North Africa as far back as the time of the Crusades. According to legend, the Barbary pirates sailed as far as Iceland, attacking ports, seizing captives as slaves, and plundering merchant ships.
As most seafaring nations found it easier, and cheaper, to bribe the pirates rather than fight them in a war, a tradition developed of paying tribute for passage through the Mediterranean. European nations often worked out treaties with the Barbary pirates.
By the early 19th century the pirates were essentially sponsored by the Arab rulers of Morocco, Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli.
Mar 29, 2011
Vickyrun
Apr 6, 2011