The Navy’s 236th Birthday (Naval History Blog)

An interesting history-related post from Naval History Blog:

October 13th, 1775 Creation of the United States Navy           October 13th marks the 236th birthday of the U. S. Navy, which was originally founded in 1775 as the Continental Navy.  Two hundred years later, in 1775, Proceedings issued a Bicentennial salute, featuring excerpts from past articles which described the birth and growth of the [...]

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