The Coast Guard and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said in Boston on Thursday that they located the US Revenue Cutter Bear, which was built in 1874. The U.S. utilized the Bear for several missions during World War I and World War II.
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Today:
Sunny, with a high near 89. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight:
Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 65. West wind around 5 mph becoming south in the evening.
Highs are expected to gradually drop into the lower 80s over the course of the week, with mostly sunny skies.
Courtesy of HistoryNet:
1790 The Revenue Cutter service, the parent service of the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard, is organized.
1864 Federal troops fail to capture Fort Gaines on Dauphin Island, one of the Confederate forts defending Mobile Bay.
1875 The first Convention of Colored Newspapermen is held in Cincinnati, Ohio.