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Navy Jack Flag
November 14, 1910 — Lieutenant Eugene Ely, U.S. Navy, becomes the first man to take off in an airplane from the deck of a ship. He flew from the ship Birmingham at Hampton Roads to Norfolk.
U.S. Marine Corps Flag
November 10, 1775 — The Continental Marines wer founded to conduct ship-to-ship fighting, provide shipboard security and discipline enforcement, and assist in landing forces.
It’s 5 o’Clock Somewhere Flag
October 28, 1919 — Congress passed the Volstead Act, the popular name for the National Prohibition Act, over President Woodrow Wilson’s veto.
George Washington Position Flag
October 19, 1781 — British General Charles Lord Cornwallis surrendered to U.S. General George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia. It was to be the last major battle of the American Revolutionary War.
U.S. Navy Flag
October 13, 1775 — The United States Navy’s date of its official establishment, when the Second Continental Congress passed a resolution creating the Continental Navy.
October 10, 1845 — The United States Naval Academy opened in Annapolis, MD.
Serapis Flag
October 3, 1779 — John Paul Jones arrived on the island of Texel in the Netherlands in the H.M.S. Serapis after his victory at the Battle of Flamborough Head.
Come and Take It Flag
October 2, 1835 — The Battle of Gonzales was the first military engagement of the Texas Revolution. It was fought near Gonzales, Texas, on October 2, 1835, between rebellious Texian settlers and a detachment of Mexican army soldiers.
United States Air Force Flag
September 18, 1947 — The United States Air Force became a separate military service on 18 September 1947 with the implementation of the National Security Act of 1947.
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