The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" id="mwYg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="United States Marine Corps">United States Marine Corps</a> is <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_birthday_ball" id="mwYw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="United States Marine Corps birthday ball">founded</a> at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tun_Tavern" id="mwZA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Tun Tavern">Tun Tavern</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia" id="mwZQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a> by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Nicholas" id="mwZg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Samuel Nicholas">Samuel Nicholas</a>.