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Today in U.S. Naval History - May 1
1898 - Battle of Manila Bay, Adm Dewey defeats Spanish at Manila, Philippines
1934 - Lt. Akers demonstrates blind landing system at College Park, Md. in OJ-2 aircraft
1945 - V.Adm. Barbey lands Australian troops on Tarakan Island, Borneo, supported by naval gunfire
1951 - USS Princeton aircraft attack Hwachon Dam using aerial torpedoes, only use of this weapon in Korean War
1980 - 11 Navy ships begin operations assisting Coast Guard in rescuing Cuban refugees fleeing Cuba in overcrowded boats
For more information about naval history, visit the Naval History and Heritage Command website at history.navy.mil.
1898 - Battle of Manila Bay, Adm Dewey defeats Spanish at Manila, Philippines
1934 - Lt. Akers demonstrates blind landing system at College Park, Md. in OJ-2 aircraft
1945 - V.Adm. Barbey lands Australian troops on Tarakan Island, Borneo, supported by naval gunfire
1951 - USS Princeton aircraft attack Hwachon Dam using aerial torpedoes, only use of this weapon in Korean War
1980 - 11 Navy ships begin operations assisting Coast Guard in rescuing Cuban refugees fleeing Cuba in overcrowded boats
For more information about naval history, visit the Naval History and Heritage Command website at history.navy.mil.