Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Yesterday's Big History

The reason to read AOSHQ is because they publish good stuff.  

On February 25:

 Samuel Colt patents first multi-shot revolving-cylinder revolver, enabling the firearm to be fired multiple times without reloading....

Officially, Samuel was a dummy:

 Colt's revolver had its roots in young Samuel's inability to stay focused at the boarding school his father had sent him to; he preferred reading scientific encyclopedias and tinkering with his own experiments than tending to his schoolwork, and was consequently expelled. --quoting Ct. Day in History

A very good day, indeed!!

 

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