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Also Known As Annapolis Academy
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

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