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Feb 16, 1364
1364 - First recorded use of firearm
First recorded use of a firearm shooter lit wicks by hand that ingnited gunpowder that was loaded into the gun barrel. -
Feb 16, 1380
1380 Hand guns are known across Europe.
Hand guns are known across Europe. -
Feb 16, 1400
1400s - The matchlock gun appears
The first weapon that could be carried, loaded, and discharged by a single man was in the 1400s knows as the matchlock. -
Feb 16, 1493
Rifling principle is discovered.
The gun experienced its first major evolution with the discovery of rifling (putting grooves in the barrel of a gun to improve accuracy). -
The first true flintlock.
Efforts toward a simpler, less expensive, and more reliable gun led to the next significant step in firearms: the flintlock. The flintlock was also the customary firearm of the young United States and was instrumental in our battle for independence. -
American Revolution.
Firearms played an important part in the colonization of America. The British banned firearms and gunpowder and used violence to confiscate firearms and gunpowder from the Americas. The Americas had enough of the British Leadership and fought to declare it's independence from them. On July 4, 1776 American Colonies declared their Independence. -
The War of 1812 begins.
"The Americans objected to the British Empire restricting their trade and were eager for battle to prove their independence from the British Empire. " -
True shotguns in common use.
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Civil War
The Civil War (1861 to 1865) started because of disagreements between the North and the South.
