November 10, 2023 marks the 248th Birthday of the United States Marine Corps.
“On 10 November 1775, the Second Continental Congress resolved to raise two battalions of Marines. Congress commissioned thirty-one year old Samuel Nicholas, a well-known Philadelphian, as captain of the fledgling force of Continental Marines. From Tun Tavern in Philadelphia, Nicholas raised two battalions of Marines as directed and began the long illustrious history of the United States Marine Corps. Every year since 1925 the founding of the Marine Corps has been celebrated with a Birthday Ball.”
https://mca-marines.org/blog/resource/marine-corps-birthday/
Learn more:
https://www.marines.com/about-the-marine-corps/who-are-the-marines/history.html
https://www.marineheritage.org/our-past.html