Non-partisan (nationalist) President Washington signs the Naval Armaments Act, creating the Navy of the united States.
[restored 10/23/2021]
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
Article I, Section 8 [Clause 13]
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References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 50.
Naval Act of 1794 – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Act_of_1794
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