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This Day in Naval History - April 30

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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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