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US Navy Today About the Navy Navy Leadership Media Resources Links of Interest Information Index US Navy Today: Status of the Navy Navy Web Sites Today in Naval History Hide US Navy Today Menu About the Navy: Navy Organization Our Ships Fact File FAQ (Got a Question?) Hide About the Navy Menu Navy Leadership: Secretary of the Navy Biographies Chief of Naval Operations Leadership Tools Chief of Naval Personnel Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Hide Navy Leadership Menu Media Resources: Photo Gallery Eye on the Fleet Featured Gallery All Hands Television Archive Podcasts and RSS Feeds Video Gallery Everyday in the Navy Archive CNO Podcast MCPON Podcast All Hands Update Archive Web Ad Gallery Print Ad Gallery All Hands Radio Archive All Hands Magazine Graphics Gallery All Hands Photo Gallery Subscribe/Unsubscribe to Navy News How to Submit a Photo to Navy Visual News How to Submit a Story to Navy.mil Hide Media Resources Menu Links of Interest: Shift Colors-Navy Retiree Newsletter Navy Office of Community Outreach Affected Navy Family Assistance Navy / Marine Corps Relief Military One Source Naval History & Heritage Command Navy Personnel Command Navy Knowledge Online Pentagon Channel Navy Enterprise Navy Reserve US Marine Corps US Coast Guard Air Force Army Defense.gov Joint Chiefs of Staff Hide Links of Interest Menu This Day in Naval History - May 03 Story Number: NNS020131-04 Release Date: 1/31/2002 10:39:00 AM By the Navy News Service 1861 - USS Surprise captures Confederate privateer Savannah. 1898 - Marines land at Cavite, Philippines, and raise U.S. flag. 1949 - First Navy firing of a high altitude Viking rocket at White Sands, NM. E-mail this story to a friend Send a comment about this story Find another Day in History: May Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 03 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Subscribe NavNews Submit Story/Photos Contact Us Privacy & Security Home