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[more] What else happened today

1900 — Springfield Armory completed an experimental magazine rifle which they believed to be an improvement over the Krag. They fashioned a clip loading magazine rifle in which the cartridges were contained within the stock, preventing damage to an otherwise exposed magazine. It was approved for production in 1903 - hence the nickname, "The Springfield '03". 2006: Olin Corporation, owner of the Winchester trademarks, announced that it had entered into a new license agreement with Browning to make Winchester brand rifles and shotguns, but not at the closed plant in New Haven. Today is V-J Day in the United States. Today is also Armed Forces Day in Poland, memorializing the Miracle at the Vistula.