On this day in history, October 10, 1845, US Naval Academy founded after planned mutiny shocks nation

The U.S. Naval Academy, known for its first five years as the Naval School, was founded on Oct. 10, 1845 after a planned mutiny aboard U.S. Navy brig Somers. It's the only mutiny in Navy history.

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