Republican (constitutionalist) President Jefferson signs the Military Peace Establishment Act of 1802, establishing the united States Military Academy, at West Point, New York.

       [restored 11/12/2021]

Subsequent Events:

Authority:

Article I, Section 8 [Clause 12]
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References:

Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 59.

Current U.s. National Debt:

$36,167,124,467,492

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