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January 22 1800 - Capt. Thomas Tingey is ordered to duty as the first
superintendent of the Washington Navy Yard. 1870 - Cmdr. Thomas Selfridge sails the gunboat Nipsic on
an expedition to ascertain the best location for an interoceaniccanal
across the Isthmus of Darien. 1944 - During Operation Shingle, Amphibious Task Force 81,
under the command of Rear Adm. F.J. Lowry, lands the Army's
VI Corps at Anzio, Italy. For more information about naval history, visit the Naval Historical Center Web site at
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