September 17/history

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480 BC – The Battle of Thermopylae, fought between 300 Spartans, led by king Leonidas, and the Achaemenid Empire begins with the immortal challenge: "Μολὼν λαβέ!!" 1848 — Christian Sharps receives the initial patent for his rifle. 1862 — The Allegheny Arsenal explosion results in the single largest civilian disaster during the American Civil War.