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1844 - An experimental 14-inch gun explodes on board USS Princeton , killing the current Secretary of State , and former Secretary of the Navy , Abel P. Upshur , the current Secretary of the Navy Thomas W. Gilmer , and five other dignitaries and injuring 20 people.
1893 - The first true battleship, USS Indiana , launches.
1942 - USS Jacob Jones is sunk by German submarine U-578 off the Delaware Capes .
1942 - USS Houston engages the Japanese in the Battle of Sunda Strait and is sunk the next day.
1944 - USS Balao and USS Sand Lance sink Japanese army cargo ship Akiura Maru , transport Shoho Maru about 90 miles northwest of Manokwari and transport Kaiko Maru near Paramushir .
1959 - USS Strong rescues 13 Arab fishermen from Bahrain when their fishing boats flounders in a storm.
1987 - USS Kauffman is commissioned.
1994 - Don't ask, don't tell took effect. The policy prohibited military personnel from discriminating against or harassing closeted homosexual or bisexual service members or applicants, while barring openly gay, lesbian, or bisexual persons from military service. Gallery [ edit ] Previous - Next
An explosion on board USS Princeton kills six dignitaries, including Abel P. Upshur and Thomas W. Gilmer, as well as injuring 20 others.