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Gatling gun fires off interest at Historic Hanna's Town Civil War event
Tribune-Review, Greensburg, Pa. via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJul. 30—As a young boy, Keith Takacs knew he wanted a Gatling gun. The rapid-fire weapon, a precursor to modern machine guns patented in 1862, looked cool in old cowboy movies. Fast-forward ...
Interested in buying a U.S. Cavalry saber? Beaufort museum is selling ‘historical treasures’
Hilton Head Island Packet via Yahoo News· 3 months agoBeaufort, officially founded in 1711 and South Carolina’s second-oldest city, can boast more history...
12 cool things invented in Indiana: Wonder Bread, Coca-Cola bottle and the gas pump
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 3 months agoIndiana has many ties to different inventions throughout the years. Some, like Wonder Bread, are more well-known. But did you know tomato juice and Coca-Cola have ties to the Hoosier state?
Coal Creek history: How Welsh coal miners ended convict leasing and slavery in Tennessee
The Oak Ridger via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThis is a three-part series by Carolyn Krause drawing on Barry Thacker’s “Bringing the Coal Creek...
No ammo, 40 seconds, all fury—series vet earns the title 'The Fireworks of Shibuya' at an Armored...
PC Gamer via Yahoo Finance· 9 months agoA mech from Armored Core 6 engages its boosters in an industrial locale. If you were asked to get up...
‘Reimagining’ Old Idaho Penitentiary puts historic gun collection in limbo | Opinion
Idaho Statesman McClatchy via AOL· 4 months agoFormer Idaho State Museum director Ken Swanson explains some of the Thompson submachine guns, or...
Big Guns of the Old West this weekend in Jamestown
The Jamestown Sun, N.D. via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAug. 23—JAMESTOWN — Big Guns of the Old West returns to Fort Seward this weekend with reenactors, the firing of a gun and cannon and a chance to see what life was like at an 1870 military fort ...
Car of the Week: This Coveted 2003 Aston Martin Roadster Only Has 350 Miles on It. Now It’s Up for...
Robb Report via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAt Gooding & Company’s Amelia Island Auctions, being held March 2 and 3, an essentially brand-new...
HEADLINES IN HISTORY: Captain Marcotte dies Jan. 21, 1923, in St. Augustine
The St. Augustine Record via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEditor's note: The St. Augustine Evening Record published this story Jan. 22, 1923. Captain Henry...
Exclusive: Inside Ukraine’s Secret Effort to Train Pilots for U.S. Jets
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn A-10 Warthog Thunderbolt II Demo Team performs in the Fort Lauderdale Air Show in Fla. on Nov....