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Also Known As | Annapolis Academy |
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Date | October 10, 1845 |
Headquarters | Annapolis |
Areas Of Involvement | higher education |
Notable Alumni | Jimmy Carter • John McCain • Richard E. Byrd • Ross Perot • Sunita Williams • Michelle Howard • Nicole Aunapu Mann • Kayla Barron • David Robinson • Jim Lovell • Bruce McCandless • Hyman G. Rickover • Alfred Thayer Mahan • George Dewey • Charles Bolden • Chester W. Nimitz • Thomas Stafford • William A. Anders • Wally Schirra • Roger Staubach • Oliver North |
Related People | George Bancroft • Franklin Buchanan |