NOLA Navy Week in April is just the beginning for the CELEBRATION of The 200th Anniversary of the Declaration of War on Great Britain which occurred on Thursday, June 18, 1812 . The Blue Angels & THE TALL SHIPS go on to entertain NYC from May 23 to Memorial Day & then they sail down to show off in Norfolk from June 1 to June 12. The Tall Ships then sail up the Chesapeake to Baltimore on the 13th for the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the U.S. declaring war on Great Britain on Monday, June 18 . This second War of Independence will also be celebrated July 4 in Boston and finishes up with fireworks in New London Saturday night, July 7.
The Blue Angels will perform at all six OPSAIL events. We are NOW just taking our first baby steps in next year's CELEBRATION of the 200th anniversary of the first raising of the American Flag over Mobile on April 15, 1813.
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