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The Retriever, UMBC's student newspaper, published an article about RetrieVets yesterday!
December 5, 2019
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7:07 PM
Veterans Day was originally called Armistice Day. It fell on November 11 because that is the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I. In 1954, it was changed to...
November 11, 2019
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12:30 PM
A November 1775 resolution of the Continental Congress established what is now the US Marine Corps. In 1921, Major Lejuene authorized official recognition of November 10 as the birthday of the...
November 11, 2019
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12:09 AM
An October 13, 1775 resolution of the Continental Congress established what is now the US Navy. In 1972, Admiral Zumwalt authorized official recognition of October 13 as the birthday of the...
October 14, 2019
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11:23 PM
The U.S. Air Force was officially founded on September 18, 1947 when President Truman signed the National Security Act, which established the DoD and created the USAF as an independent service....
September 18, 2019
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10:30 AM