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Tuesday, July 16, 2024

This Day in Naval History – Oct. 2

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October 1, 2009

1799 - Establishment of Washington Navy Yard

1939 - Foreign ministers of countries of the Western Hemisphere agree to establish a neutrality zone around the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North and South America to be enforced by the U. S. Navy

(Source: Navy News Service)