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U.S. Naval Academy
Dress parade at the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland.
United States Naval Academy
military academy, Annapolis, Maryland, United States
Also known as: Annapolis Academy
Quick Facts
- Byname:
- Annapolis Academy
- Date:
- October 10, 1845
- Headquarters:
- Annapolis
- Areas Of Involvement:
- higher education
- Notable Alumni:
- Jimmy Carter
- John McCain
- Richard E. Byrd
- Ross Perot
- Sunita Williams
- Related People:
- George Bancroft
- Franklin Buchanan
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United States Naval Academy, institution of higher education conducted by the U.S. Department of the Navy and located at Annapolis, Md., for the purpose of preparing young men and women to enter the lowest commissioned ranks of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. The academy was founded as a Naval School on Oct. 10, 1845, by George Bancroft, historian, educator, and secretary of the Navy, to improve the then-unsatisfactory methods of instructing midshipmen. At first the course was five years, of which only the first and last were spent at the school, the intervening three years being spent on board ...(100 of 429 words)