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| − | <includeonly>{{AOTD missing}}</includeonly><noinclude>'''This date needs an [[AOTD|Article of the Day]]</noinclude>
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| − | ! style="background:#9BCD9B; border:1px solid green"| <div style="float:right"><small><nowiki>[</nowiki>[[March 19|more]]<nowiki>]</nowiki></small></div>What else happened today
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| − | * [[1848]] — [[Wyatt Earp]], [[American]] lawman and [[gunfighter]], was born in Monmouth, Illinois, to widower Nicholas Porter Earp and Virginia Ann Cooksey.
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| − | * [[1918]] — The [[Huot automatic rifle]] competes against the Lewis, [[Hotchkiss M1909 Benet-Mercie machine gun|Hotchkiss]], and [[Farquhar-Hill Rifle|Farquhar-Hill]] in extensive British trials at the arms testing establishment at [[Royal Smal Arms Factory|RSAF Enfield]]. The results are very favorable: The Huot did better in some tests than the Lewis. Even muddy, after firing four or five clearing rounds, it would function again, without the need for stripping and cleaning; the only weapon on the trial able to suffer immersion and do so.
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| − | * [[1982]] — Argentinian forces land on South Georgia Island, precipitating the Falklands War.
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| − | * [[2003]] — [[United States]] President George W. Bush orders the start of war against Iraq.
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| − | * [[2009]] — In response to efforts by the [[Brady Campaign]], a federal judge ordered a temporary injunction blocking the implementation of the rule allowing [[concealed carry]] permit holders to carry firearms concealed within National Park Service lands within states where their permits are valid, based upon alleged "environmental concerns."
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| − | ==Today in pictures==
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| − | ===Picture of the day===
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| − | {{POTD:March 19}}
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