April 10

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1796 — James "Jim" Bowie, one of the legendary characters of the American frontier, was born in Logan County, Kentucky, to Elve Ap-Catesby Jones and Rezin Bowie. 1812 — United States calls out the militia in preparation for a war against Britain that will begin June 18.

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  2004: weapons qualifications in Central Iraq.