Thursday, September 23, 1779: On this date, two hundred and forty-seven years ago today, was “brought one of the most storied battles in the history of the United States Navy. It happened during the Revolutionary War. Captain John Paul Jones, in command of an aging vessel named the Bonhomme Richard, was cruising off England’s coast when he encountered t…
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