In March 1794 Congress approved a proposal, backed by Washington and Knox, to build six frigates “adequate for the protection of the commerce of the U.S. against Algerian corsairs.”16 This action officially inaugurated the U.S. Navy, although it would take four more years before a separate Navy Department was born. While the six frigates represente

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For over 300 years, Barbary pirates enslaved 1 million Europeans and Americans. They raided ships, burned villages, and sold captives into brutal servitude. Until 8 U.S. Marines took on a pirate empire and ended the white slave trade forever. Here's the untold s... See more

For over 300 years, Barbary pirates enslaved 1 million Europeans & Americans. They raided ships, burned villages, and sold captives like cattle. Until 8 U.S. Marines took on a pirate empire and ended the white slave trade forever. Here’s the untold story that... See more