October 10 in American History
The Naval Academy admitted its first class at Annapolis, Maryland, turning the training of naval officers from shipboard apprenticeship into real schooling. Nearly two centuries later it's still producing the officers who lead the fleet — and the Army-Navy football rivalry that comes with them.
In 1845: the U.S. Naval Academy opens. The Naval Academy admitted its first class at Annapolis, Maryland, turning the training of naval officers from shipboard apprenticeship into real schooling.
The Naval Academy admitted its first class at Annapolis, Maryland, turning the training of naval officers from shipboard apprenticeship into real schooling. Nearly two centuries later it's still producing the officers who lead the fleet — and the Army-Navy football rivalry that comes with them.
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