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Today in Firearms History
Tuesday, November 3
- Annie Oakley - Died
Annie Oakley born Phoebe Ann Mosey August 13, 1860 – November 3, 1926 "Miss Annie Oakley", "Little Sure Shot", "Little Miss Sure Shot" She hit 100 clay targets in a row from 16 yards at age 62 in a 1922 Oakley's…
- David “Carbine” Marshall Williams (born)
David “Carbine” Marshall Williams Nov 13, 1900 – Jan 8, 1975 floating chamber and the short-stroke piston Colt Manufacturing Company, U.S. Ordnance Department, Remington Arms, Winchester Repeating Arms
- Soviet Russia spent a lot of money to kill a dog... in space
November 3, 1957 Soviet Union launched Sputnik II - carried a dog named Laika (a stray from the streets of Moscow) - 2008 a monument to Laika in Moscow was made - first inhabited space capsule
- Election Day
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