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.
1 The Army of the Confederate States of America (ACSA) was the regular army, organized by Act of Congress on March 6, 1861. 2  It was authorized to include 15,015 men, including 744 officers, but this level was never achieved.