Today in U.S. Naval History: April 25

April 25, 2014

USS Eversole (DD-789). Photo from the files of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.
USS Eversole (DD-789). Photo from the files of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.

Today in U.S. Naval History - April 25

1862 - Union naval forces occupy New Orleans, La.

1898 - Congress declares war existed with Spain since April 21

1914 - First combat observation mission by Navy plane, at Veracruz, Mexico.

1959 - USS Eversole rescues 14 Chinese Nationalist fishermen from their sinking fishing trawler in the Formosa Strait.

For more information about naval history, visit the Naval History and Heritage Command website at history.navy.mil.

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