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| − | | | + | |title= M240 machine gun |
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| + | |more= (Keep reading ... ) | ||
| + | |summary= By the early 1990s, the brass at the Pentagon had made up their minds that the [[M60]], which had been America's do-everything [[GPMG]] since [[1957]], was getting a little long in the tooth. The guys with the stars wanted the replacement to be a "machine gun for the 21st century," whatever that was supposed to mean.<br><br>On December 1, 1995, the announcement was made. The new medium machine gun would be something the boys in armor had been tinkering about with since 1977: a slightly tweaked version of the FN MAG - the '''M240B'''. | ||
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| + | ! style="background:#9BCD9B; border:1px solid green"| <div style="float:right"><small><nowiki>[</nowiki>[[December 1|more]]<nowiki>]</nowiki></small></div>What else happened today | ||
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| + | * [[1995]] — The [[FN MAG]] is selected to be the U.S. Army’s new [[medium machine gun]], replacing the [[M60 machine gun]] (it defeated the M60E4 during trials). | ||
| + | * [[1998]] — this is the [[Gun_politics_in_Canada#Licensing_of_firearms_owners|cutoff date for being grandfathered]] to possess prohibited firearms in [[Canada]]. | ||
| + | * [[2009]] — [[MAIG]] mayor Sheila Dixon is found guilty on three counts of felony theft, three counts of misdemeanor embezzlement/misappropriation, and a single count of misconduct of office. After the verdict, Dixon was at risk of being removed from office and being stripped of her city retirement pension valued at over $80,000 per year for life. Boo hoo. Dixon still faces perjury charges, with a trial planned for 2010. | ||
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| + | ==Today in pictures== | ||
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| + | ===Picture of the day=== | ||
| + | {{POTD:December 1}} | ||
| + | [[category:Dates]] [[category:AOTDs needed]]</noinclude> | ||
