Thursday, April 28, 2011

This Day in Naval History - April 27

From the Navy News Service

1805 - Naval forces capture Derne, Tripoli; raise first U.S. flag over foreign soil.
1813 - U.S. Navy and Army forces capture York (now Toronto), Canada.
1861 - President Lincoln extended blockade of Confederacy to Virginia and North Carolina ports.
1865 - Body of John Wilkes Booth brought to Washington Navy Yard.

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