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In 1855, Samuel Colt introduced a new line of firearms known as the Sidehammer series. The long guns included rifles, muskets, and shotguns. The significant thing about the series of guns was they had a solid frame design. The solid frame allowed the barrel to screw directly into it. By 1857, production of Colt long-guns …
The Alaknanda River is located in northern India, and in 2021, the river was part of a massive flood that killed several people in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. The sudden flooding destroyed bridges, homes, and two hydroelectric power plants. Early reports suggested that the flooding was caused by a glacial collapse or avalanche in …
Over the past three decades, bulletproof vests have saved the lives of more than 3,000 police officers in the U.S. One officer that was saved by his ballistic vest was Dustin D. One day he responded to a domestic violence call in La Crosse, Wisconsin. When Dustin asked the suspects to come out of the …
Chicago police responded to shots fired in the lobby of Mercy Hospital on Chicago’s south side. Upon arrival, officers encountered a gunman and exchanged fire. One officer was shot and killed in the line of duty. Two hospital workers, a doctor, and a pharmacy resident were also shot and killed. A second police officer was …
Cliff B. lives in Alaska. He travels about 40 miles each day to the city of Nome for work. Most people who live in Alaska are prepared for harsh winter weather, but Cliff wasn’t as prepared as he would have liked. While driving one day outside Nome, Cliff’s pickup truck veered off the road and …
Wyatt Earp said, “Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything. In a gunfight, you need to take your time in a hurry.” When it comes to self-defense the more accurate shooter is often the one who lives. In combat, a precision shooter such as a sniper can change the outcome on the battlefield. During the …
In 1967 the U.S. was embroiled in the Vietnam War. The U.S. Studies and Operations Group (SOG) was tasked with some of the most daring operations during the war. During Vietnam, SOG provided ammo to communist supply depots throughout Southeast Asia. But it wasn’t any standard ammo… Rather, the U.S. supplied thousands of sabotaged rifle, …
Gas stations across the country have been the victim of gas thieves. Back in the day, you could pump gas without prepayment, but those days are long gone. Yet, even with required prepayment, criminals are still coming up with ways to steal gasoline. Recently in Texas, thieves came up with a new way to steal …
The saying goes, “God made man, Samuel Colt made them equal.” In 1847 Samuel Colt accepted an order for 1,000 revolvers from Captain Samuel Walker of the Texas Rangers. But the lawman had specific requirements for the revolver. He wanted an improved version of the revolver that Colt had patented in 1836. The revolver needed …
Throughout the years, the CIA has developed some pretty interesting spy tools, but one of the most fascinating was the CIA’s dragonfly. It was a bug-sized spy that was an incredible technical achievement in the 1970s. Back then, listening devices were a newer espionage tool. But the CIA designed a small insect-looking device that contained …