American inventor Samuel Colt received the first government order for his revolver firearms from Captain Samuel Walker of the Texas Rangers.
17th May 1943: Royal Air Force No. 617 Squadron carries out the ‘Dambusters’ raids
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The gunfight at the O.K. Corral took place between the Earp brothers and a gang of outlaws in Tombstone, Arizona.
The Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifle went into production in the Soviet Union.
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
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