This Day in U.S. History - April 19

 

1861 - President Lincoln orders blockade of Southern ports from SC to Texas

 

1917 - Naval Armed Guard crew on board SS Mongolia engage and damage a German U-boat. This was the first engagement of U.S. naval personnel against the enemy in World War I.

 

1955 - USS Albany and USS William Wood begin to provide disaster relief to citizens of Volos, Greece, ending 21 April

 

(Source: Navy News Service)