The Marine Corps Birthday is on November 10 and celebrates the establishment of the US Marine Corp in 1775.
Is Marine Corps Birthday a Public Holiday?
Although Marine Corps Birthday is not a public holiday, businesses and schools may be closed because it falls on the same date as Veterans Day in 2023.
The day is mainly celebrated by personnel, veterans, or other people related to the Marine Corps. Usually, it is marked with a Marine Corps Birthday Ball with a formal dinner, birthday cake, and entertainment. The first ball was held in 1925.
Revolutionary Result
The US Marine Corps started as the Continental Marines on November 10, 1775. On that date, the Second Continental Congress decided that they needed 2 battalions of Marines to serve as landing forces with the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783).
After the war, the Continental Navy was dismantled, and as a consequence the Marines as well. However, after increasing conflict with revolutionary France, the Marine Corps was formally re-established.
US Marine Corps Today
The United States Marine Corps is the US Armed Forces' combined-arms task force on land, at sea, and in the air. It has more than 180,000 active duty personnel as well as almost 40,000 personnel in the Marine Corps Reserve.
Marine Corps Birthday Observances
Year
Weekday
Date
Name
Holiday Type
2018
Sat
Nov 10
Marine Corps Birthday
Observance
2019
Sun
Nov 10
Marine Corps Birthday
Observance
2020
Tue
Nov 10
Marine Corps Birthday
Observance
2021
Wed
Nov 10
Marine Corps Birthday
Observance
2022
Thu
Nov 10
Marine Corps Birthday
Observance
2023
Fri
Nov 10
Marine Corps Birthday
Observance
2024
Sun
Nov 10
Marine Corps Birthday
Observance
2025
Mon
Nov 10
Marine Corps Birthday
Observance
2026
Tue
Nov 10
Marine Corps Birthday
Observance
2027
Wed
Nov 10
Marine Corps Birthday
Observance
2028
Fri
Nov 10
Marine Corps Birthday
Observance
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