On This Day, March 16: Congress establishes West Point

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1 of 6 | President George W. Bush watches the graduates throw up their hats at Michie Stadium for the 2006 Graduation Ceremony of the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., on May 27, 2006. On March 16, 1802, the U.S. Congress authorized the establishment of the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo March 16 (UPI) -- On this date in history: In 1802, the U.S. Congress authorized the establishment of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. Advertisement In 1827, Freedom's Journal, the first Black-owned and -operated newspaper...