This Day in Naval History - April 30

U.S. Navy April 30, 2012

From the Navy News Service:

1798 - Congress establishes Department of the Navy.
1975 - Saigon falls to North Vietnamese forces.

For more information about naval history, go to www.history.navy.mil

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