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1706 — American gunsmith and soldier Seth Pomeroy was born in Northampton, Massachusetts. 1772 — English inventor and rocket artillery pioneer Sir William Congreve was born in Kent. 2000 — NRA president Charlton Heston tells Al Gore, "from my cold dead hands" in a speech at the 129th NRA convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. 2005 — Colt Defense LLC completed its acquisition of Diemaco, which now operates as Colt Canada.