This Day in Naval History - Feb. 13
February 13, 2008
From the Navy News Service
1854 - Adm. Matthew Calbraith Perry anchors off Yokosuka, Japan, to receive the Japanese Emperor’s reply to a treaty proposal.
1913 - Naval Radio Station, Arlington, Va., begins operations.
1945 - Naval units enter Manila Bay for the first time since 1942.
1968 - Operation Coronado XI begins in Mekong Delta, South Vietnam.
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