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 ...
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 ...
The AC-130J Ghostrider isn’t a plane you “fly” - it’s a weapon that happens to have wings. A 30mm cannon, a 105mm howitzer, ...
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 ...
Knox had joined the American Revolution earlier in 1775 and quickly impressed Washington, who sent him on a daring and dangerous mission ...
Aided by greater accuracy and superior ISR capabilities, artillery has accounted for an enormous number of casualties in the ongoing Ukraine War—and the US Army has taken note.
The island off Ireland once hosted the world’s largest prison, holding over 2,300 inmates.Ireland has opened its ...