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1871
Midshipmen color competition, the Color
Parade, and the "Color Girl" ceremony are initiated.
September, 1872
First black midshipman, James Conyers, reports.
He will resign November 1873.
October 9, 1873
U. S. Naval Institute is founded in the
Lyceum for "the advancement of professional, literary, and scientific
knowledge in the Navy."
1874
First course in mechanical engineering offered
in the United States is established.
September 22, 1874
Rear Admiral Christopher R. P. Rodgers becomes
superintendent.
1878
Albert A. Michelson (USNA 1873) first
accurately measures the speed of light with $10 worth of apparatus
along the seawall.
July 1, 1878
Commodore Foxhall A. Parker becomes superintendent.
His brother, William H. Parker, had been superintendent of the Confederate
Naval Academy during the Civil War.
October, 1878
The Naval Academy is awarded a gold medal
at the Paris Universal Exposition for the best system of education
in the United States.
August 2, 1878
Rear Admiral George B. Balch becomes superintendent.
The previous superintendent, Commodore Foxhall A. Parker, had died
during June Week.
December 11, 1878
The first Naval Academy football game results
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