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This week in Philly history: The U.S. Marine Corps is founded in Philadelphia, and a city tavern transforms into its symbol
And, per corps legend, it’s where Maj. Samuel Nicholas recruited the first Continental Marines, the forerunner of today’s corps. The Second Continental Congress commissioned Nicholas ...
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Tun Tavern, traditional birthplace of Marine Corps, set to get rebuilt
In November 1775, when Samuel Nicholas was tasked with raising two battalions of Continental Marines, he headed to ...
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Marines Birthday
The Marine Corps turns 240 years-old today. On November 10, 1775, the Continental Congress adopted a resolution to create a Marine force composed of two battalions. Since then, the Marines ...