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New Tavern Fort is an historic artillery fort in Gravesend, Kent.Dating mostly from the 18th and 19th centuries, it is an unusually well-preserved example of an 18th-century fortification and remained in use for defensive purposes until the Second World War.
Heungseon Daewongun (Korean: 흥선대원군; Hanja: 興宣大院君; 24 January 1821 – 22 February 1898) was the title of Yi Ha-eung, the regent of Joseon during the minority of Emperor Gojong in the 1860s.
Grand Marais Light is located on the outer end of a breakwater on the shore of Lake Superior in the city of Grand Marais in Cook County, Minnesota, United States. It is located in USCG District 9 . [1]
Fraunces Tavern is a museum and restaurant in New York City, situated at 54 Pearl Street at the corner of Broad Street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan.The location played a prominent role in history before, during, and after the American Revolution.
The word 'firearm', except as otherwise specifically defined in statute, includes any weapon which will, is designed to, or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by action of an explosive. "[5] Michigan's Attorney General has ruled that the definition of "firearm" includes a Taser. [6]
An elephant gun is a large caliber gun, rifled or smoothbore, originally developed for use by big-game hunters for elephant and other large game. Elephant guns were black powder muzzle-loaders at first, then black powder express rifles , then later used smokeless powder cartridges.
Patent No. 418, for James Puckle's 1718 revolving firearm, showing various cylinders for use with round and square bullets. The Puckle gun (also known as the defence gun) was a primitive crew-served, manually-operated flintlock [1] revolver patented in 1718 by James Puckle (1667–1724), a British inventor, lawyer and writer.
WTIP is a Community-based public radio formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Grand Marais, Minnesota, serving Cook County, Minnesota. [1] WTIP is owned and operated by Cook County Community Radio Corporation. [5]