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1832 - Treasury Secretary Louis McLane discontinued the practice of hiring "unemployed" Navy officers as senior Revenue Cutter Service officers. All vacancies were to be filled by promotions within the service. This was a tremendous boost to morale among Revenue cuttermen as they had long complained about the slow line of promotion, as ...more

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Video of US Airways descent into Hudson River The Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board released Coast Guard footage today of the U.S. Airways passenger plane as it conducted an emergency landing into the Hudson River Jan. 15, 2009. The Coast Guard is conducting a safety zone around the plane, which is now located at Battery Park City, N.Y., while a commercial salvage team is working to remove the plane from the water. (Video courtesy of Coast Guard Vessel Traffic Service) View newly released video of the emergency landing Read the release with information about VTS

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