Naval Academy Celebrating The Navy’s 243rd Birthday

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — The U.S. Naval Academy will celebrate the Navy’s 243rd birthday Oct. 12 to Oct. 14 in Annapolis.
The event will include the annual Navy birthday cake-cutting ceremony on October 12 and will take place during the noon meal in King Hall at the Naval Academy.
This ceremony is a long-standing tradition within the Brigade of Midshipmen, with the oldest and youngest midshipmen taking the first cut.
While the ceremony isn’t open to the public, the Naval Aca