JOINT BASE CHARLESTON –
Nov. 7, 1861 - Naval forces under RAdm. Samuel F. DuPont capture Port Royal Sound, S.C.
Nov. 8, 1956 - Navy Stratolab balloon with LCdrs. Malcolm D. Ross and M. Lee Lewis onboard, better the previous world height record soaring to 76,000 feet over Black Hills, S.D., on a flight to gather meteorological, cosmic ray and other scientific data.
Nov. 9, 1921 - USS Olympia arrives at the Washington Navy Yard from France carrying the body of the Unknown Soldier for internment at Arlington National Cemetery.
Nov. 10, 1775 - Congress votes to raise two battalions of Continental Marines, establishing the Marine Corps.
Nov. 11, 1954 - November 11 designated as Veterans Day to honor veterans of all U.S. wars.
Nov. 12, 1912 - Lt. Theodore Ellyson makes the first successful launching of an airplane (A-3) by catapult at the Washington Navy Yard.
Nov. 13, 1942 - Loss of USS Juneau (CL-52) during the Battle of Guadalcanal results in the loss of the five Sullivan brothers.