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10/13/2016 12:00 AM
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U.S. Navy Birthday -- 1775
The Continental Congress established the United States Navy as the Continental Navy on 13 October 1775 by authorizing the procurement, fitting out, manning, and dispatch of two armed vessels to cruise in search of munitions ships supplying the British...
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10/13/2016 1:00 PM
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MOS National Governance Board Meeting
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11/10/2016 12:00 AM
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U.S. Marine Corps Birthday -- 1775
The United States Marine Corps was established on 10 November 1775 by a resolution of the Continental Congress as the Continental Marines to fight for independence at sea and on shore. Samuel Nichols served as the first Commandant. |
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11/11/2016 12:00 AM
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Veterans Day
Veterans Day is an annual holiday observed in the United States on November 11. The day was first proclaimed as Armistice Day for November 11, 1919, by President Woodrow Wilson to observe the end of World War I. Congress formalized the day as Veterans...
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12/13/2016 12:00 AM
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U.S. National Guard Birthday -- 1636
The U.S. National Guard traces its long history back to the early colony days when the General Court of the Masschusetts Bay Colony on December 13, 1636, ordered the formation of three regiments in the Boston area. A militia and defense act by the first...
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