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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 AC-130J Ghostrider isn’t a plane you “fly” - it’s a weapon that happens to have wings. A 30mm cannon, a 105mm howitzer, ...
From cannon firing demonstrations to oxen pulling artillery equipment, Old Sturbridge Village went all out this weekend to ...
The expedition passed through Brookfield, Spencer, Leicester, Worcester, Shrewsbury, Northborough, Marlborough, Southborough, Framingham, Wayland, Weston, Waltham and Watertown. John Adams reported ...
The Polish Armament Agency has signed a contract with the national consortium PGZ and the Norwegian company Kongsberg for the SAN anti-drone system.
The Krewe of Rex staged its Carnival balls at the Exposition Hall from 1873 to 1906. In 1878, the name was changed to ...
Knox had joined the American Revolution earlier in 1775 and quickly impressed Washington, who sent him on a daring and dangerous mission ...
The 160-year-old artillery piece, housed at Fort D in Cape Girardeau, represents the sacrifices made during the nation’s ...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – In a significant move to accelerate the delivery of advanced fires capabilities to the front lines, the Portfolio Acquisition ...
Revolutionary war cannons, militia men and animals will all be present in Sturbridge and Worcester this weekend for the two ...
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 ...