The Krag-Jørgensen is a repeating bolt action rifle designed by the
Norwegians Ole Herman Johannes Krag and Erik Jørgensen in the late
19th century. It was adopted as a standard arm by Denmark, the United
States and Norway. The most distinctive feature of the Krag-Jørgensen
action was its magazine. While other rifles of its era used a box
magazine, the magazine of the Krag-Jørgensen was integral with the
receiver, featuring an opening on the right hand side with a hinged
cover. The cartridges were inserted through the side opening, and were
pushed up, around, and into the action by a spring follower. This
presented both advantages and disadvantages compared with the standard
top-loading "box" magazine; among other things, using a "stripper
clip" to reload was impossible. At the same time, unlike a top-loading
magazine, the Krag-Jørgensen's magazine could be topped up without
opening the rifle's bolt. Today, the Krag-Jørgensen is a popular
collector's rifle, and is valued by shooters for its smooth action.
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1918:
World War I: "The Red Baron", a flying ace of the German
Luftstreitkräfte, was shot down and killed by Captain Arthur "Roy"
Brown of the Royal Air Force.
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1960:
Brasília, a planned city based on principles of Le Corbusier, was
officially inaugurated as the capital of Brazil.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bras%EDlia)
1970:
The Hutt River Province "seceded" from the Australia.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hutt_River_Province)
1985:
Racing driver Ayrton Senna won the first of his 41 Formula One
championships at the Portuguese Grand Prix in Estoril, Portugal.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayrton_Senna)
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