The U.S. Army was founded on June 14, 1775, when the Continental Congress authorized enlistment of riflemen to serve the United Colonies for one year. For more on the history of the U.S. Army birthday, click here: the Army birthday.
Directory publishing is a specialized genre within the publishing industry. These publishers produce mailing lists, telephone books, and other types of directories. With the advent of the Internet, many of these directories are now online.
Some publishers are experimenting with Open Access for book publishing. The most common model is for the online version of the book to be made Open Access while the hard copy, bound version is sold through bookstores (either online book retailers, such as Amazon, or in shops on the street).