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Happy Birthday! USCG Celebrates 219 Years of Service

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Thursday, August 06, 2009 11:41:07 AM GMT Wednesday, August 05, 2009 2:44:09 PM GMT

Today, the U.S. Coast Guard celebrates 219 years of service as America’s Guardians in charge of the safety and security of U.S. coasts, ports, inland waterways or any maritime region, both domestic and international, in which the interests of the United States might be at risk.

On this date in 1790, Congress authorized a proposal by Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton to build a “system of cutters” to generate revenue through the enforcment of tariff and trade laws and to prevent smuggling. Altern...

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