Love and the Gun in American Heritage
A provocative meditation on why Americans cling to guns, tracing the firearm’s grip from colonial icon to modern sport and culture. It weighs history, myth, dueling, hunting, and modern sales, noting figures, makers, and thinkers while pondering whether gun mystique reflects a national legacy.
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John F. Kennedy
America
Brown Bess
Old Betsy
Nike
Zeus
Buffalo Bill
Annie Oakley
Wyatt Earp
Sergeant York
Harold Peterson
Peterson
National Park Service Museum
Washington, D.C
Europe
Thomas Paine
Alexander Henry Deringer, Jr
Philadelphia
Tramp
Colt Company
Ardrey
Cain
Peterson Says Arms Greater Influence Than Men In History
The remark argues that weapons and military power shape events more than individual leaders. It reflects a historical debate on causal factors in major conflicts and societal change.
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America
Harold Peterson
National Park Service Museum
Washington
Peterson
Baltimore Police Create Special Operations Squads
Baltimore police establish nine district special operations units each led by a lieutenant. The 14 man squads will be deployed within districts to combat burglaries and provide extra protection without stripping regular patrols.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Police Department
Bamboo Is Not a Tree It Is a Grass
The text notes that bamboo is not classified as a tree but belongs to the grass family. It explains bamboo's botanical grouping and highlights its distinction from true trees.
Laos War Hidden in Plain Sight Ends in Stalemate
In Laos the long running conflict drains the economy and kills or wounds thousands. Pathet Lao and Royal Lao troops fight daily in eastern jungles while North Vietnamese forces ferry men on the Ho Chi Minh trail. Bombing and raids target Houa Phan, Phong Saly, and the Bolovens plateau as premier Souvanna Phouma warns that a North Vietnamese push could reshape Southeast Asia.
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Vientiane
Laos
UPI
Vietnam
Pathet Lao
Houa Phan
Phong Saly
Bolovens
Royal Army
Khamthene Chinyavong
U.S. Air Force
Tchepone Road
Southeast Asia
Ho Chi Minh Highway
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Jules Loh
AP News
John Andre
Benedict Arnold
Tappan
N.Y
Andre
Gen. Washington
Billy the Kid
Jesse James
George Patton
William Tell
Alvin York
Ireland
Long Island
Jaycees
Gary Austin
Santa Fe
N. M
Austin
Kit Carson
Wendell G. Swank
Arizona
Game and Fish Department
Robert Ardrey
Nebraska
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Souvanna Phouma
North Vietnam
South
Elephant Kingdom
Poland
Hearing Aid Operates
Maico Laboratories
MAICO
BY Maico
Hearing Aid Service
Paramount Bidg
Ceder Rapds
Iowa
Buy
Zale
Hamilton
Florentine
Hasma
Jeweler
Jewels Handsome
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