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  • 1814: Samuel Colt – Creator of the Legendary Wild West Revolver

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    1814: Samuel Colt – Creator of the Legendary Wild West Revolver

    1814: Samuel Colt – Creator of the Legendary Wild West Revolver

    On this day in 1814, the famous weapons designer Samuel Colt was born. His influence in the small arms de ...

    On this day in 1814, the famous weapons designer Samuel Colt was born. His influence in the small arms department was so great that today almost everyone has heard of the Colt brand. An outspoken capi ...

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  • 1862: David Farragut Becomes the First Admiral in U.S. History

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    1862: David Farragut Becomes the First Admiral in U.S. History

    1862: David Farragut Becomes the First Admiral in U.S. History

    On this day in 1862, an admiral's rank was awarded for the first time in the history of the United States ...

    On this day in 1862, an admiral's rank was awarded for the first time in the history of the United States. It was created for famous David Farragut, a hero of the U.S. Navy. Note that, until then, the ...

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  • 1940: The Tallest Man in History was a Freemason

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    1940: The Tallest Man in History was a Freemason

    1940: The Tallest Man in History was a Freemason

    On this day, in 1940, the tallest man in recorded history of mankind, Robert Wadlow, died. Namely, that A ...

    On this day, in 1940, the tallest man in recorded history of mankind, Robert Wadlow, died. Namely, that American has reached the height of 272 cm before he died, which is the highest irrefutable human ...

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  • 1965: Space Probe Captured the First Close Up Images of Another Planet

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    1965: Space Probe Captured the First Close Up Images of Another Planet

    1965: Space Probe Captured the First Close Up Images of Another Planet

    On this day in 1965 the Mariner 4 space probe made the first flyby of the planet Mars and took close up p ...

    On this day in 1965 the Mariner 4 space probe made the first flyby of the planet Mars and took close up photographs of the planet that were then sent to Earth. It was the first time in history that a ...

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  • 1913: The Longest-lived United States President

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    1913: The Longest-lived United States President

    1913: The Longest-lived United States President

    On this day in 1913 Gerald Ford, the 38th President of the United States, was born. He is particularly in ...

    On this day in 1913 Gerald Ford, the 38th President of the United States, was born. He is particularly interesting for his longevity because he was the longest-lived of all previous United States pres ...

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  • 1970: General Leslie Groves – The Man who Built the Pentagon and the First American Nuclear Bomb

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    1970: General Leslie Groves – The Man who Built the Pentagon and the First American Nuclear Bomb

    1970: General Leslie Groves – The Man who Built the Pentagon and the First American Nuclear Bomb

    On this day in 1970, U.S. General Leslie Groves died. He had a major role during World War II as a projec ...

    On this day in 1970, U.S. General Leslie Groves died. He had a major role during World War II as a project manager in constructing the first US nuclear bomb (the Manhattan Project). General Groves was ...

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  • 1812: The American Invasion of Canada

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    1812: The American Invasion of Canada

    1812: The American Invasion of Canada

    The USA invaded Canada on this day in 1812. Namely, the U.S. Army, commanded by General William Hull, cro ...

    The USA invaded Canada on this day in 1812. Namely, the U.S. Army, commanded by General William Hull, crossed the Canada – U.S. border (which was actually the Detroit River), and entered Canadian terr ...

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  • 1864: Southern Army Tried to Invade Washington

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    1864: Southern Army Tried to Invade Washington

    1864: Southern Army Tried to Invade Washington

    On this day, in 1864, one of the most dramatic battles of the American Civil War began. Namely, in the Ba ...

    On this day, in 1864, one of the most dramatic battles of the American Civil War began. Namely, in the Battle of Fort Stevens, the Southern army clashed with Northerners only a few kilometers from the ...

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