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October 10 in U.S. military history

1845: Secretary of the Navy George Bancroft founds the Naval School in Annapolis, Md. – later renamed the U.S. Naval

1861: 1,000 Confederate soldiers land on Florida’s Santa Rosa Island and assault Union-held Fort Pickens. The attackers withdraw after the

1942: (Featured image) Col. Laurence C. Craigie becomes the U.S. military’s first official jet pilot when he takes off from

1775: A small force of American and Canadian militia led by Ethan Allen attempts to capture the British-held city of

1776: When Gen. George Washington asks for volunteers to go behind enemy lines and report on British troop movements in