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On October 24, 1921, in the French town of Chalons-sur-Marne, an American sergeant selects the body of the first “Unknown Soldier” to be honored among the approximately 77,000 United States servicemen killed on the Western Front during World War I. According to the official records of the Army...

The phrase "to the shores of Tripoli" in the U.S. Marine Corps Hymn refers to the First Barbary War (1801–1805), specifically the Battle of Derna in 1805. During this conflict, the United States fought against the Barbary States (including Tripoli, a city in present-day Libya) to combat piracy...

October 23, 1983 (Palestinian withdrawal from Lebanon) A suicide bomber drives a truck packed with explosives into the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, killing 241 U.S. military personnel. That same morning, 58 French soldiers were killed in their barracks two miles away in a separate suicide...

As of the latest available estimates from 2025, Sturm, Ruger & Co. has sold over 7 million 10/22 rifles since its introduction in 1964. I had a 10/22 Sporter years ago, a nice rimfire rifle. For 60 years, the Ruger® 10/22® has been America's favorite .22 rifle...

October 19, 1781, Americans defeat the British at Yorktown Hopelessly trapped at Yorktown, Virginia, British General Lord Cornwallis surrenders 8,000 British soldiers and seamen to a larger Franco-American force on October 19, 1781, effectively bringing an end to the American Revolution...

SPC Amber Kingshill Marks Mountain Man History at 2025 National Trophy Rifle Matches CAMP PERRY, Ohio – SPC Amber Kingshill, 22, of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU), met her goal for the 2025 National Matches at Camp Perry – fire the scores she knows she can reach. Leading up to the...

October 16, 1956 : Pan American World Airways Boeing 377 Stratocruiser “Sovereign of the Skies” is past the point of no return over the Pacific Ocean on her route from Hawaii to San Francisco. Engine #1 has failed, and engine #4 begins to backfire. The cutters log reflects the following...

While CVA got its start with traditional muzzleloading firearms, the company thoroughly embraced the trend of “modern” muzzleloaders. Today, you won’t find any wood stocks or side locks in the company's catalog, but a lineup of the latest break-action and bolt-action smokepoles. In 2019, CVA...

This grip mod features reclaimed wood from the USS New Jersey and is a limited-edition, historical firearm accessory available exclusively at sigsauer.com. Only $349.99 ESTIMATED INVENTORY ARRIVAL - EARLY NOVEMBER 2025...

from AI History of Beretta Holding's Stock Buys and Acquisitions of Competitors Beretta Holding S.A., the Luxembourg-based parent company of the 500-year-old Italian firearms manufacturer Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta, has pursued an aggressive growth strategy through strategic acquisitions...

Back on September 23 Why Is Ruger (RGR) Stock Rocketing Higher Today "Shares of american firearm manufacturing company Ruger (NYSE:RGR) jumped 6.3% in the afternoon session after Beretta Holding S.A. disclosed its acquisition of a significant stake in the company, signaling a potential for...

Prestigious President’s Match Sees Unprecedented Ending During 2025 National Trophy Rifle Matches It’s a competition steeped in history – a staple at the century-old National Matches that attracts some of the best marksmen and women to the grounds of Camp Perry each year, all hoping to earn the...

October 14, 1962 The Cuban Missile Crisis begins on October 14, 1962, bringing the United States and the Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear conflict. Photographs taken by a high-altitude U-2 spy plane offered incontrovertible evidence that Soviet-made medium-range missiles in Cuba—capable of...

October 14, 1947 U.S. Air Force Captain Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound. All that changed on October 14, 1947, when Yeager flew the X-1 over Rogers Dry Lake in Southern California. The X-1 was lifted to an altitude of 25,000 feet by a B-29 aircraft...

Vincent Hancock USA wins gold

Women's Skeet Final SIMONTON, Samantha USA wins the gold RODRIGUEZ, Gabriela MEX silver LARSSON, Victoria SWE bronze

Livestream - Skeet Women Final - ISSF World Championship Shotgun Scheduled for 10/12/25, 7:45 AM Livestream - Skeet Men Final - ISSF World Championship Shotgun Scheduled for 10/12/25, 9:15 AM

Lock & Load with Dick Fairburn current board member. 30ish-minute video after his first round of committee meetings.

A detailed analysis of the Jan. 6 pipe bombs found new problems with the FBI evidence and advances the notion that the case could turn out to be a government-created hoax. A video engineer who spent more than a year examining the pipe bomb evidence submitted a 26-page report to the House Select...

Accurate Energetic Systems, LLC (AES) is the proud Prime Contractor for the M18A1 Claymore Mine System About- We specialize in the development, manufacture, handling, and storage of a diverse array of energetic products and explosives for military, aerospace, and commercial demolition markets...