We have to credit our friends over at Young in Rome for coming up with this brilliant new Italian word, a combination of the Italian words passeggiata (a stroll) and gelato (if you donât know what gelato is, you need to get to Italy right away!).
As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which was formed (14 June 1775) to fight the American Revolutionary War (1775â83)âbefore the U.S. was established as a country.
DISCOVER THE ORIGINS OF THE MODERN CITIZEN-SOLDIER. The Army Reserve was founded on April 23, 1908, when Congress passed a bill authorizing the Army to establish a reserve corps of medical officers. At the time, it was composed of 160 medical professionals. Today, the Reserve has over 205,000 Soldiers of many different specialties. View History Infographic >