February 26 in Firearms History

3 dates for gun owners on February 26

  • Anniversary 1
  • Remembered 1
  • Birthday 1
  1. Anniversary

    Ambassador Academy – 4th Annual

    Feb 26 - March 2, 2022
    Orlando, FL

    • 5 days of training
    • Topics include:
      - social media, strategy and analytics; on-camera interviews; 2nd Amendment crisis communication and being a positive influencer; shooting skills for 3-gun competition and concealed carry; and mental management
    • $3,500
      - housing, breakfast, lunch
      - swag bags
      - equipment rental, ammunition
      - professional photography for your portfolio

     

     

  2. Remembered

    Richard Gatling (85) Died

    Richard Gatling(Sep 12, 1818 - Feb 26, 1903)

    Gatling gun was named after him
    #GatlingGun
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  3. Birthday

    “Buffalo Bill” Cody (born)

    William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody

    Feb 26, 1846 - Jan 10, 1917

    Born in Iowa Territory

    opened Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show in Omaha, Nebraska

    launching a genre of outdoor entertainment that thrived for three decades and survived, in fits and starts, for almost three more

    “Westward the course of empire takes its way.”

    Annie Oakley broke ground when she and her husband and manager, Frank Butler, joined Buffalo Bill early in 1885

    Lillian Smith toured as a teenager with Buffalo Bill