The outbreak of World War I in 1914 proved that a modern war at sea required 
a federal naval reserve force. Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels and his 
assistant, a young Franklin D. Roosevelt, launched a campaign in Congress to
appropriate funding for just such a force. The men’s efforts brought passage of
legislation on March 3, 1915 which created the Naval Reserve Force.

As of September 2012, the Reserve consists of 108,718 officers and enlisted
personnel who serve in every state and territory as well as overseas.

Josephus Daniels

Franklin D. Roosevelt

 
Admiral George Dewey

The rank of Admiral of the U.S. Navy was granted only once in American history
to George Dewey by an act of Congress. President William McKinley signed the 
the measure on March 2, 1899.

William McKinley

The plane landed at Carswell Air Force Base at 10:31 AM, two minutes before the estimated time of arrival calculated at take-off.
at take-off.

The fuselage of Lucky Lady ll is currently on display at the Planes of Fame
Museum in Chino, California.

 
The TV series Baa Baa Black Sheep aired on NBC from 1976 until 1978.

General Santa Anna

The Battle of the Alamo began on February 23, 1836 and was a turning point 
during the Texas Revolution. Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna launched an assault on the
Alamo Mission near San Antonio de Béxar, modern-day San Antonio, Texas.

All of the Texian defenders, including James Bowie and William B. Travis,
were killed by the end of the siege on March 6, 1836.

James Bowie

William Travis