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Kentucky Longrifle invented.This weapon had a spiral barrel that caused the bullet to spin upon exiting the barrel (which significantly improved accuracy).
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Flintlock pistol invented. It was a smooth-bore .62 caliber pistol.
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First Submarine, named Turtle, was created by David Bushnell. (Very crude and undeveloped)
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First musket made (invented and produced solely in America). Long-barreled gun that must be loaded manually by putting gun powder and a bullet down the barrel of the gun.
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British Army uses shrapnel shells (created by Chinese). Created by Henry Shrapnel. Shrapnel shells are shells that contain bits of explosives and or dangerous objects that can be used as projectile.
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Alexander Forsyth invents the percussion cap. A percussion cap is at the rear end of a bullet and is struck and causes the fire of the bullet.
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Samuel Colt patents the revolving gun. The revolver is a gun with revolving chambers and allows for several shots to be fired without reloading.
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Houiller invents a bullet with a metal cartridge and a percussion cap. A percussion cap is at the rear end of a bullet and is struck and causes the fire of the bullet.
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USS Monitor. First ironside ship and could also partially immerse in water. (battled CSS Virginia) These ironsided ships made wood ships obselete and ramped up production of ironsided ships.
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Gatling Gun invented. (Hand-driven machine gun suspended on 2 wheels) First successfully operating rapid fire weapon in American history.
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US-British inventor (Hiram Maxim) demonstrates the first prototype of his machine gun.
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Chicago Mayor assassinated. Local priest, Casimir Zeglen, makes the first bulletproof vest that did away with heavy plates of metal.
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Kevlar. Type of bullet proof vest. Stops or dampens most rifle and pistol rounds. (Proves effective)
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First German submarine invented.
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Britain makes naval battleship “Dreadnought."
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(military 1911) First standard issue pistol given to U.S. soldiers. Did not require large amounts of maintenance. Most popular handgun in the world.
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The Vickers Fighting Biplane No 1 is invented (2 wings: one above the other).
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First tank invented. (support shown by Winston Churchill).
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Frenchman Roland Garros successfully fires a machine gun through the propeller in a fighter plane.
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Test flight of the prototype of Spitfire is conducted
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M-1 Garand rifle invented. Fired full sized rounds without a bolt action.
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First night vision goggles. (not very effective)
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Atomic bomb used (Hiroshima). First realization that life on Earth could potentially be destroyed.
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First hydrogen bomb tested successfully in the Marshall Islands.
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US finds nuclear bases under construction in Cuba.
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SALT 1 treaty signed by US and USSR. (limited anti-ballistic missiles)
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First taser is constructed by NASA researcher Jack Cover.
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Saddam Hussein uses Chemical weapons against the Kurds.
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US tests anti-satellite LASER.
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High-energy LASER is used to shoot down artillery fire.
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North Korea tests 7 missiles.
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Airborne LASER is fired from an aircraft.