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January 30 in U.S. military history

1862: The U.S. Navy’s first ironclad ship, USS Monitor, is launched at Greenpoint, N.Y. Designed by Swedish engineer John Ericsson,

1915: Pres. Woodrow Wilson signs into law the congressionally approved merger of the “Life Saving” and “Revenue Cutter” services, thus

1944: Allied forces, including the U.S. VI Corps under the command of Maj. Gen. John P. Lucas (part of Lt.

1903: The Militia Act of 1903 – also known as the “Dick Act” (Congressman and Maj. Gen. Charles Dick authored

1942: After just a month of war in the Pacific, the United States Navy meets to determine the best way