01/01 Mon. Tenth Naval District with headquarters in San Juan, P. R., is
established.
01/02 Tue. Charles Edison, of New Jersey becomes Secretary of the Navy;
Mr. Edison has been Acting Secretary since the death of
Claude A. Swanson, 7 July 1939.
01/06 Sat. Adm. J. O. Richardson relieves Adm. C. C. Bloch as Commander
in Chief United States Fleet.
01/20 Sat. United States protests delay of American shipping at
Gibraltar.
01/23 Tue. Great Britain and France announce they will attack any German
vessels encountered in Pan-American Safety Zone.
01/26 Fri. United State-Japanese Trade Treaty of 1911 expires.