U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for July 11

U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for July 11

WASHINGTON, July 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

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SUNDAY, JULY 11: U.S. MARINE CORPS BAND

Profile America -- Sunday, July 11th. On this date in 1798, the U.S. Marine Corps Band was established by an act of Congress. It is the oldest of the U.S. military bands and the oldest professional musical organization in the country. The band is known as "The President's Own," because of its unique relationship with the White House. The group has played at every president's inauguration since that of Thomas Jefferson, and today plays some 300 times a year at the White House. The band's most famous conductor and composer was John Philip Sousa, who wrote the official Marine march, Semper Fidelis. Today, those in the Marine Band are part of a force of U.S. marines numbering just under 200,000 men and women. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau, online at www.census.gov.

Sources: Kane's Famous First Facts, 5230
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Statistical Abstract of the United States 2010, t. 498

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