Fun Historical Facts

The first time the American flag was seen on a European battlefield was April 9th, 1917 at Vimy Ridge. The flag was carried by William Clancy that was in the Canadian Army. William was born in Boston and after hearing that the US and declared war on April 6th, took the flag and tied it to the end of his bayonet.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_Templar

Ctrl + F says there's nothing there.
And I googled it. I found nothing as credible as Wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Ma'arra

Almost everyone on the planet is descended from Ghenghis Khan or Charlemagne.

One of the most famous politicians of the Confederate States of America, Judah P. Benjamin, was jewish.

Phineas P.Gage was an American railroad construction foreman who survived a long-ass metal rod shot through his head.No joke he survived it while most of his brain's left frontal lobe missing.
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phineas_Gage

In the second world war, John McKinney single handedly held off 100 Japanese troops -- 36 of which he killed with his rifle whilst defending a machine gun during a battle in the Phillipines.

USA had a plan to nuke the moon so it would boost the morale of American citizens, because us was behind in the space race, at the time.

Also if you want cold shivers read about soviet space program. So many dead... With the worst ways you can imagine

The first sub-machine gun was not the German MP18 but the Italian Villar-Perosa made in 1915.

"The first weapon which can be considered to some extent as the world's first submachine gun was the Italian Villar-Perosa, which was a twin-barreled automatic weapon that fired 9mm Glisenti pistol ammunition from top-mounted box magazines. It was compact, but its primary tactical role was of short-range machine gun; therefore it was usually fired from some sort of mount, and fitted with machine-gun type spade grips instead of more conventional rifle-type stock."
http://guns.wikia.com/wiki/Submachine_Guns

the fedorov avtomat is actually a battle rifle not an assault rifle.
it is considered by some as an assault rifle, but one of characteristics to be considered an assault rifle
is that It must have an intermediate-power cartridge: more power than a pistol but less than a standard rifle or battle rifle.

the first full auto battle rifle was the mexican mondragon rifle.
the mondragon started production in 1887 and it had a mag capacity from 8 round box mag to 100 round drum.


The Ribeyrolle 1918 automatic carbine may be the first weapon fitting the definition of an assault rifle (including select fire and portability) to use a purpose-designed intermediate round.

One of the youngest people to serve with the United States armed forces was 12 year old Calvin Graham, who enlisted after the attack on Pearl Harbour and was injured during the naval battle at Guadalcanal, but was awarded the Bronze star and the Purple heart.But then his mother revealed his age and he was dishonorably discharged.

But at age 17 he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, and 3 years later he was discharged after he fell of a pier and broke his back.

The Nazis claimed a part of Antarctica.

Dogs were in space before us humens.

First dog (aka.laika) in space died within hours

The spooky simillarities between Abraham Lincoln and J. F. Kennedy, the murdered american presidents:


Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.

Lincoln became president in 1860. Kennedy became president in 1960.

The names Lincoln and Kennedy have both 7 letters.

Both were supporters of Civil Rights.

Both of their wifes lost a child while they lived in the White House.

Both presidents were killed on Friday.

Both presidents were shot in the head.

Both were murdered by Southern men.

Both were substitued by Southern vice-presidents, both having the last name Johnson.

Andrew Johnson, which succeded Lincoln, was born in 1808. Lyndon Johnson, which succeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.

John Wilkes Booth, who murdered Lincoln, was born in 1839. Lee Harvey Oswald, who murdered Kennedy, was born in 1939.

Both assassins became famous by their 3 names.

Both of the assassins´s three names have 15 letters, all together.

Booth ran away from the theather were he shot Lincoln and was captured in a warehous. Oswald ran away from a warehouse and was captured in a theather.

Booth and Oswald were killed before they were convicted.



Strange coincidences? Or is it History repeating itself?