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 * 1812 - USS Constitution captures and burns HMS Lady Warren off Cape Race.
 * 1831 - The US flag gains the nickname of Old Glory from William Driver, master of the brig USS Charles Daggert.
 * 1916 - The first naval aircraft production contract begins when the Bureau of Construction and Repair contacts Glenn H. Curtiss via telegram asking him to supply 30 school hydro aeroplanes. The N-9s become the Navy's most popular training aircraft during World War I.
 * 1921 - The Bureau of Aeronautics is established by General Order. Medal of Honor recipient, Rear Adm. William Moffett is the first Bureau Chief.
 * 1942 - USS S-44 torpedoes and sinks the IJN Kako near Kavieng while leaving the Battle of Savo Island.

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