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Facts
Also Known As | Annapolis Academy |
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Date | October 10, 1845 |
Headquarters | Annapolis |
Areas Of Involvement | higher education |
Notable Alumni | Jimmy Carter • John McCain • Richard E. Byrd • Sunita Williams • Ross Perot • Michelle Howard • David Robinson • Tim Sheehy • Nicole Aunapu Mann • Alfred Thayer Mahan • Thomas Stafford • Charles Bolden • Hyman G. Rickover • Jim Lovell • Bruce McCandless • George Dewey • Chester W. Nimitz • William A. Anders • Kayla Barron • Oliver North • Wally Schirra • Roger Staubach |
Related People | George Bancroft • Franklin Buchanan |