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An unspent World War I artillery shell was found at a Paxton, Massachusetts, residence on Wednesday, prompting an emergency response. The Paxton Fire Department said the ordnance was found at a home and the shell had been passed down as…
An unspent World War I artillery shell was found at a Paxton, Massachusetts, residence on Wednesday, prompting an emergency response. The Paxton Fire Department said the ordnance was found at a home and the shell had been passed down as…
This day in 1793 was the last for Marie Antoinette, queen of France. Nine months after the guillotine took her husband, the former King Louis XVI of France, it was Marie Antoinette’s turn to follow him. The daughter of the Holy…
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Mark 2 "Pineapple" hand grenades used by the Army in World War II You never know what you’re going to stumble upon when you browse the items up for grabs at an estate sale. One man in Texas came across a…
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Did Marie Antoinette have affairs? Did she bankrupt France buying dresses and diamonds? The queen's reputation still invites questions that once fueled a political smear campaign. Some scandals grew out of genuine extravagance and dangerous political decisions. Others were frauds,…
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Visitors searching for the legendary Mothman in the woods near Point Pleasant are finding the remains of a massive World War II explosives factory that employed thousands of workers and supplied explosives for American military munitions. Chris…
Browning did not live to see most of that record. He died in 1926, and the heavy machine gun he left behind went on to serve for the rest of the century and beyond. Browning learned the trade at home. A…
DYNAMITE STORAGE WAREHOUSE EXPLOSION KILLS FOUR ARMY FIREFIGHTERS AND TWO SOLDIERS – JAPONSKI ISLAND, SITKA, ALASKA – OCTOBER 13, 1941 Firefighter Close Calls Dynamite Storage Warehouse Explosion Kills Four Army Firefighters and Two Soldiers – Japonski Island, Sitka, Alaska – October 13, 1941 An explosion of a storage…