Article By Chris Johnson on 20th August, 2009
Both former and current military members will set aside their duties to watch this one football game, over all others. What are they fighting for? It's bragging rights!
In 1894, an incident between a Rear Admiral and a Brigadier General, which nearly led to a duel after the 1893 Navy victory. President Cleveland called a Cabinet meeting in late February 1894.
At the end of the meeting, Secretary of the Navy Hillary A. Herbert and Secretary of War, Daniel S. Lamont issued general orders that each Academy would be allowed to visit each other, for football games, bu...
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