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August 17, 1777 — During the American Revolutionary War, the Battle of Bennington took place. New England’s minutemen routed the British regulars.
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August 4, 1790 — The Revenue Cutter Service was formed. This U.S. naval task force was the beginning of the U.S. Coast Guard.
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July 30, 1945 — The USS Indianapolis was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine. The ship had just delivered key components of the Hiroshima atomic bomb to the Pacific island of Tinian. Only 316 out of 1,196 men aboard survived the attack.
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July 11, 1798 — The U.S. Marine Corps was formally re-established by “An Act for Establishing a Marine Corps” passed by the U.S. Congress. The act also created the U.S. Marine Band. The Marines were first commissioned by the Continental Congress on November 10, 1775.
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June 20, 1941 — The U.S. Army Air Forces was established, replacing the Army Air Corps. The Army Air Forces were abolished with the creation of the United States Air Force in 1947.
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