On Oct. 10th, 1845, naval school opens in Annapolis, Md., with 50 students.

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The U.S. Naval Academy was founded in 1845 by the Secretary of the Navy, George Bancroft, in what is now historic Annapolis, MD.
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The Opening of the Naval Academy

The Universal Newsreel about the opening of the Naval Academy in 1845.