On this day in history, October 10, 1845, US Naval Academy founded after planned mutiny shocks nation
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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.
The U.S. Naval Academy was established following a planned mutiny on the Atlantic Ocean aboard U.S. Navy brig Somers. Three mutineers, including the 19-year-old son of Secretary of War John Canfield Spencer, were executed by hanging at sea. Kerry J. Byrne is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
The school was established following the discovery of a planned mutiny on the Atlantic Ocean aboard U.S. Navy brig Somers.
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