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January 4
1863 - Blockading ship USS Quaker City captures sloop Mercury
carrying dispatches, emphasizing the desperate plight of the
South. 1910 - Commissioning of USS Michigan (BB 27), the first U.S.
dreadnought battleship. 1989 - F-14 Tomcats from Fighter Squadron 32 embarked aboard
USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) shoot down two hostile Libyan MiGs. For more information about naval history, visit the Naval Historical Center Web site at
www.history.navy.mil |
