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The Japanese Zero is an American designed aircraft. After its creators couldn't interest Washington, the sold it to Mitsubishi.
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WWI rifles
The US Springfield Armory designed the model of 1903 rifle after the Spanish American war, because the Krag-Jorgenson then in use by the US was so slow to reload. The Spanish were using the Mauser rifle of 1893, with the stripper clip reloading system, and shot up T. Roosevelt's San Juan Hill charge badly.
After WWI, Mauser sued the US gov't, owner of Springfield Armory, because, during the war, they had studied captured US rifles and determined that there were numerous patent infringement on their model 98 design. The courts agreed and awarded Mauser in excess of $500,000.
However, the Germans failed to sue about the cartridge design for the Springfield '03, the venerable .30-'06. This cartridge is based so closely on the Mauser 7.92x57 round that they have the identical sized base and are only 6mm different in length.
The US Springfield Armory designed the model of 1903 rifle after the Spanish American war, because the Krag-Jorgenson then in use by the US was so slow to reload. The Spanish were using the Mauser rifle of 1893, with the stripper clip reloading system, and shot up T. Roosevelt's San Juan Hill charge badly.
After WWI, Mauser sued the US gov't, owner of Springfield Armory, because, during the war, they had studied captured US rifles and determined that there were numerous patent infringement on their model 98 design. The courts agreed and awarded Mauser in excess of $500,000.
However, the Germans failed to sue about the cartridge design for the Springfield '03, the venerable .30-'06. This cartridge is based so closely on the Mauser 7.92x57 round that they have the identical sized base and are only 6mm different in length.
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The Mississippi may not be the longest river in North America. Depending on how it's measured, the Yukon River can be set at well over 100 miles longer.
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Japan attempted to conquer China prior to
WW II, and instituted the policy of
"Senko-seisaku".
Total retaliation for any
resistance. "Senko-seisaku"
loosely translates as "three all". Their
retaliatory policy was to "Kill all,
burn all and destroy all".
(BTW-It failed)
WW II, and instituted the policy of
"Senko-seisaku".
Total retaliation for any
resistance. "Senko-seisaku"
loosely translates as "three all". Their
retaliatory policy was to "Kill all,
burn all and destroy all".
(BTW-It failed)
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Us rifles
The M16 is the first rifle adopted by the US military, in 1968, in nearly 80 years. The last was the Model 1873 Springfield, used until 1892
1892-1903 Krag-Jorgensen (Danish)
1903-1938 '03 Springfield (stolen foem Mauser - German)
1938-1968 M1 and M14 rifles - whereas they were variations of the same design and were done by Springfield Armory, the designer, John Cannius Garand, was Canadian.
Eugene Stoner designed the M16 - for the Air Force.
The M16 is the first rifle adopted by the US military, in 1968, in nearly 80 years. The last was the Model 1873 Springfield, used until 1892
1892-1903 Krag-Jorgensen (Danish)
1903-1938 '03 Springfield (stolen foem Mauser - German)
1938-1968 M1 and M14 rifles - whereas they were variations of the same design and were done by Springfield Armory, the designer, John Cannius Garand, was Canadian.
Eugene Stoner designed the M16 - for the Air Force.
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Movie trivia time
The Nightmare Before Christmas was not directed by Tim Burton, he was directing Batman at the time. Nightmare was directed by Henry Selick.
The Nightmare Before Christmas was not directed by Tim Burton, he was directing Batman at the time. Nightmare was directed by Henry Selick.
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Taxes?
The tax rate that caused the American Revolutionary War with England was 3%. The average American now pays over 30%.
Keep em coming guys I love this crap.
The tax rate that caused the American Revolutionary War with England was 3%. The average American now pays over 30%.
Keep em coming guys I love this crap.
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Re: WWII fighter aircraft
It was also not supposed to be able to fly with the wings vertical...but it did.
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It was also not supposed to be able to fly with the wings vertical...but it did.
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Penis
Here's one that fits the forum.
The human male has the largest penis of any primate.
Here's one that fits the forum.
The human male has the largest penis of any primate.
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Little Big Horn
Part of the reason the 7th Cavalry lost at Little Big Horn was the fact that the standard Army issue rifle was the breech-loading Springfield single shot - The Indians were using primarily designs based on the Henry rifle, a lever-action repeater, later to be made famous by Winchester.
Custer is buried as a brevet Major General at West Point, the rank he attained during the Civil War. On payday in 1876, he was called Lt. Colonel.
Part of the reason the 7th Cavalry lost at Little Big Horn was the fact that the standard Army issue rifle was the breech-loading Springfield single shot - The Indians were using primarily designs based on the Henry rifle, a lever-action repeater, later to be made famous by Winchester.
Custer is buried as a brevet Major General at West Point, the rank he attained during the Civil War. On payday in 1876, he was called Lt. Colonel.
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In what the Germans still call "The Russian War"...
technology was crucial. The Soviet tanks were simple to make, using many stamped parts. The German tanks, while better made, used more machined parts and took longer to build.
In 1943, the Soviets built 15,000 tanks - the Germans only built 6000.
technology was crucial. The Soviet tanks were simple to make, using many stamped parts. The German tanks, while better made, used more machined parts and took longer to build.
In 1943, the Soviets built 15,000 tanks - the Germans only built 6000.
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Not what's on the naturalization test...
Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation was a tawdry bit of propaganda, because it only freed slaves in areas of the country in rebellion - land the US did not control at the time. The 13th Amendment finished the job Abe started.
Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation was a tawdry bit of propaganda, because it only freed slaves in areas of the country in rebellion - land the US did not control at the time. The 13th Amendment finished the job Abe started.
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Fix those water leaks at your house!!!
According to the Richmond VA TimesDispatch, that great bastion of all things factual:
1) A leaking faucet can waste 20 gallons per day
2) A leaking (running) toilet can waste 200 gallons per day
We are on voluntary water conservation here, and hoping for rain....
According to the Richmond VA TimesDispatch, that great bastion of all things factual:
1) A leaking faucet can waste 20 gallons per day
2) A leaking (running) toilet can waste 200 gallons per day
We are on voluntary water conservation here, and hoping for rain....
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A group of crows is called a murder. 
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mangos are cousins of the cashews.
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ah...trivia. this should be fun
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Re: Not what's on the naturalization test...
It was also intended to keep France out of the war on the side of the south and gave a moral purpose to the Civil War.
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It was also intended to keep France out of the war on the side of the south and gave a moral purpose to the Civil War.
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Lincoln's other tricks....
The concept of the US' being "dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal" comes from the Gettysburg Address, and not from the founding documents. In one statement, Abe redirected the purpose of the US.
I think the US more feared Britian's entry into the war, or at least it's recognition of the CSA. Queen Victoria, however, was vehemently anti-slavery.
The concept of the US' being "dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal" comes from the Gettysburg Address, and not from the founding documents. In one statement, Abe redirected the purpose of the US.
I think the US more feared Britian's entry into the war, or at least it's recognition of the CSA. Queen Victoria, however, was vehemently anti-slavery.
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20 August 2002
Today is the tenth anniversary of the Ruby Ridge firefight between the Weaver family and friend and the US Marshals Service in Boundary County, Idaho. Randy and Vicki Weaver's son Sammy was shot to death by the Feds, and a marshal was killed when a Weaver family friend returned fire. The seige lasted ten days. It snowed there this night 10 years ago....
Some of the controversy rages on to this day....
Today is the tenth anniversary of the Ruby Ridge firefight between the Weaver family and friend and the US Marshals Service in Boundary County, Idaho. Randy and Vicki Weaver's son Sammy was shot to death by the Feds, and a marshal was killed when a Weaver family friend returned fire. The seige lasted ten days. It snowed there this night 10 years ago....
Some of the controversy rages on to this day....
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Ruby Ridge, day 2
The FBI Hostage Rescue Team Blue and Gold units arrived on Ruby Ridge in Idaho ten years ago last night. Early the next morning, 21 August, 1992, they took up positions around the Weaver cabin with a peculiar rules of engagement, which consisted of shooting any of the adults on sight. This differed from standard FBI policy, and was Ruby Ridge specific. No one ever took responsibility for the change in directive, either.
FBI sniper Lon Horiuchi took up a position roughly 200 yards from the front of the Weaver's cabin in the woods, with a clear line of sight to the front door. He was armed with a modified Remington .30 caliber model 700 rifle and a 10-power scope.
In the afternoon, Randy Weaver and Kevin Harris went in the yard to look around at who might be "out there." Weaver checked in an outbuilding to look in on his dead son's body, as Horiuchi sighted in on him. As Weaver opened the door to the outbuilding, Horiuchi fired, wounding Weaver in the shoulder.
Weaver and Harris ran to the cabin, where Weaver's wife Vicki waited at the door, their newborn daughter in her arms. She opened the door and they ducked inside, Weaver first, and followed by Harris, as Horiuchi fired again. The second round (the target was Randy Weaver again) struck Vicki mid-face, passed through her head and hit Harris in the torso. Vicki Weaver slumped to the floor to her head, elbows and knees, dead on contact, with her baby still cradled in her arms.
Horiuchi would later lie in court about what he saw that afternoon, and why he fired. His testiminy was contradicted by his notes made on the scene, and supoenaed, which arrived to the Idaho Federal court too late to be used by the prosecution. He also claimed to be able to place a rifle round in a quarter inch circle at 200 yards, a claim no rifle manufacturer would make for a weapon built by the firm (a claim of that sized circle at 100 yards is suspect). His arrogance astounds to this day.
Randy Weaver and Kevin Harris were each found not guilty of all charges stemming from the Ruby Ridge siege. Later, the US Congress awarded Randy Weaver $3.2 million, and each of the three surviving children $1 million, as compensation for the losses they had suffered at the hands of the USMS and the FBI.
Lon Horiuchi is still on the federal payroll. No charges have been prosecuted against him.
The FBI Hostage Rescue Team Blue and Gold units arrived on Ruby Ridge in Idaho ten years ago last night. Early the next morning, 21 August, 1992, they took up positions around the Weaver cabin with a peculiar rules of engagement, which consisted of shooting any of the adults on sight. This differed from standard FBI policy, and was Ruby Ridge specific. No one ever took responsibility for the change in directive, either.
FBI sniper Lon Horiuchi took up a position roughly 200 yards from the front of the Weaver's cabin in the woods, with a clear line of sight to the front door. He was armed with a modified Remington .30 caliber model 700 rifle and a 10-power scope.
In the afternoon, Randy Weaver and Kevin Harris went in the yard to look around at who might be "out there." Weaver checked in an outbuilding to look in on his dead son's body, as Horiuchi sighted in on him. As Weaver opened the door to the outbuilding, Horiuchi fired, wounding Weaver in the shoulder.
Weaver and Harris ran to the cabin, where Weaver's wife Vicki waited at the door, their newborn daughter in her arms. She opened the door and they ducked inside, Weaver first, and followed by Harris, as Horiuchi fired again. The second round (the target was Randy Weaver again) struck Vicki mid-face, passed through her head and hit Harris in the torso. Vicki Weaver slumped to the floor to her head, elbows and knees, dead on contact, with her baby still cradled in her arms.
Horiuchi would later lie in court about what he saw that afternoon, and why he fired. His testiminy was contradicted by his notes made on the scene, and supoenaed, which arrived to the Idaho Federal court too late to be used by the prosecution. He also claimed to be able to place a rifle round in a quarter inch circle at 200 yards, a claim no rifle manufacturer would make for a weapon built by the firm (a claim of that sized circle at 100 yards is suspect). His arrogance astounds to this day.
Randy Weaver and Kevin Harris were each found not guilty of all charges stemming from the Ruby Ridge siege. Later, the US Congress awarded Randy Weaver $3.2 million, and each of the three surviving children $1 million, as compensation for the losses they had suffered at the hands of the USMS and the FBI.
Lon Horiuchi is still on the federal payroll. No charges have been prosecuted against him.
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