Today in U.S. Naval History: June 24

Posted by Eric Haun June 24, 2014

USS Constitution (U.S. Navy image)

Today in U.S. Naval History - June 24

1833 - USS Constitution enters drydock at Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, Mass., for overhaul. The ship was saved from scrapping after public support rallied to save the ship following publication of Oliver Wendell Holmes' poem, "Old Ironsides."

1926 - Office of Assistant SecNav set up to foster naval aeronautics; aircraft building increased

1948 - Berlin airlift initiated to offset the Soviet Union's blockade access of U.S., France and Great Britain to their sectors of Berlin.

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