Happy 52nd anniversary of the first time the Navy claimed its birthday was October 13th, 1775!
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Today’s the Navy’s birthday! We were founded October 13th, 1775! When was the Coast Guard created? Like 1915? / The Coast Guard was founded in 1716 / What?! Stop making crap up, puddle pirate! / We can trace our roots back to the construction of Boston Light, the first lighthouse in North America / It was built in 1716 / The British Army occupied it during the Revolution because it was a valuable strategic asset / Both sides fought over it multiple times in July 1775, until the British blew it up when they retreated in 1776 / …so we were in the Revolution / That’s total B.S.! You can’t claim a date before our country even existed as your founding date just because someone was doing the same job! / You do it