1847 - The telegraph is invented. 1850 - True shotguns in common use. In the second half of the 18th century, musket design branched out. This period produced a number of single-purpose firearms.

The flintlock pictured here is a typical British "Brown Bess" musket. Marks on the gun indicate that it was used by German mercenaries during the American Revolution. 1637 - First use of firearms ...

GRAY, Tenn. (WJHL) — There are high school rivalries, and then there is the Musket Bowl. Daniel Boone and David Crockett High Schools will meet in the 54th annual Musket Bowl on Friday.

National Park Service archaeologists recently found five musket balls fired that day by colonial militia members, according to a news release from the federal agency. “It’s incredible that we ...

Two musket balls were found in the digs at Culloden, with the one on the left showing signs of impact Two lead musket balls - one showing signs of impact - are among finds made in new ...

The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 made the hunting down of escaped slaves, even in free states, fully legal. To abolitionists, this represented a huge blow to their efforts. Not only had the federal ...

Taylor, James Stephen 1991. A Different Kind of Speenhamland: Nonresident Relief in the Industrial Revolution. Journal of British Studies, Vol. 30, Issue. 2, p. 183.

For 53 years, the all coveted Musket has been passed back and forth between David Crockett and Daniel Boone in one of East Tennessee high school football's richest rivalries. On Friday night ...

The Union government August 30 reduced the windfall tax on domestically produced crude oil to ₹1,850 per tonne from ₹2,100 per tonne, as per a new notification. The new rate will be in effect ...