From cannon firing demonstrations to oxen pulling artillery equipment, Old Sturbridge Village went all out this weekend to ...
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We fired a real Civil War cannon built in 1865

At the National Civil War Naval Museum in Columbus, Georgia, we got the rare chance to fire an original Brooke rifled naval cannon built in 1865. Designed near the end of the Civil War, this massive ...
The expedition passed through Brookfield, Spencer, Leicester, Worcester, Shrewsbury, Northborough, Marlborough, Southborough, Framingham, Wayland, Weston, Waltham and Watertown. John Adams reported ...
MGNREGA workers discover a corroded artillery shell in Arakkonam, prompting police and army investigation for safety.
Revolutionary war cannons, militia men and animals will all be present in Sturbridge and Worcester this weekend for the two ...
The Krewe of Rex staged its Carnival balls at the Exposition Hall from 1873 to 1906. In 1878, the name was changed to ...
The 160-year-old artillery piece, housed at Fort D in Cape Girardeau, represents the sacrifices made during the nation’s ...
Artillery has quietly entered a new era in which a single cannon shell can now reach farther than many battlefield missiles. The latest generation of 155mm projectiles is smashing range records, ...
The Swedish Archer self-propelled artillery gun has proved devastating in Ukraine—helping to prevent concentrations of ...
250 years ago, Henry Knox transported 60 tons of heavy artillery through 300 miles of ice and snow to Boston—winning General George Washington control of that city.
Commemorations and celebrations of Knox's journey, later known as the “Noble Train of Artillery,” are taking place at Old ...
A patchwork of volunteer historians across Western Massachusetts continue to zero in on the likely path of Henry Knox, 250 ...