JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. –
Jan. 16, 1991 - Operation Desert Storm, the liberation of Kuwait from Iraq, began
Jan. 17, 1955 - USS Nautilus (SSN-571), the first nuclear-powered submarine, cast off lines at 11 a.m. and sent a message "underway on nuclear power."
Jan. 18, 1911 - Eugene Ely landed the first aircraft on board a ship, the USS Pennsylvania.
Jan. 19, 1840 - Navy Lt. Charles Wilkes is the first American to discover the Antarctic coast.
Jan. 20, 1903 - President Theordore Roosevelt issued an executive order placing the Midway Islands under the jurisdiction of the Navy Department.
Jan. 21, 1961 - USS George Washington completed the first operational voyage of a fleet ballistic missile submarine, staying submerged for 66 days.
Jan. 22, 1944 - Operation Shingle, the Allied landing at Anzio, Italy.