On this date in 1938, the British royals, King George the VI and Queen Elizabeth, were welcomed to New York Harbor by a gala maritime parade. They got 2 different 21-gun salutes, one from Fort Jay on Governors Island, and the other from the Coast Guard Cutter Campbell...
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Royal Welcome
