UpdatedTue, Mar 16, 2021 at 5:12 pm PT
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Today in history the United States Military Academy West Point was established by Congress on March 16, 1802. (Shutterstock)
OCEANSIDE CA In 1802 congress authorized the U.S Military Academy, the first military school in the United States. Though the location was used for training cadets in engineering starting in 1794, it officially became the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1802.
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