Story Number: NNS020131-17 Release Date: 1/31/2002 10:50:00 AM
By Navy News Service
1820 - Congress becomes first U.S. warship to visit China.
1919 - Three Navy flying boats begin 1st trans-Atlantic flight from Newfoundland.
1965 - First U.S. gunfire support in Vietnam by USS Tucker.
For more information about naval history, visit the Naval historical Center Web site at http://www.history.navy.mil.
