The modern United States Coast Guard is established as the federal government merges the Revenue Cutter Service and the United States Life-Saving Service. Originally founded by the Department of the Treasury in 1790, the Coast Guard is the longest consecutively-serving American naval force.
Year
1915
Date of Event
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