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He always gets a toast from me on July 4th, along with his father and grandfather, who were both Revolutionary War soldiers. R.I.P., Selah.
1 posted on 07/04/2011 11:16:00 PM PDT by ccmay
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2 posted on 07/04/2011 11:16:42 PM PDT by ccmay (Too much Law; not enough Order.)
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In 1825 some of my relatives probably did something but Im not sure what

at least your ancestors made the paper


9 posted on 07/05/2011 12:09:35 AM PDT by woofie
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It was not reported whether this accident was preceded by the comment “Hold my ale and watch this.”


11 posted on 07/05/2011 12:30:26 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Hawk)
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This wasn’t uncommon for muzzle loaders. The Springfield armory had several muskets that were donated that had as many as 7 charges in the barrel. If you overcharge it, you have a large bomb.


17 posted on 07/05/2011 5:34:41 AM PDT by mbynack (Retired USAF SMSgt)
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