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January 4 in U.S. military history

1847: The U.S. Government Ordnance Department orders 1,000 revolvers designed by Samuel. Colt and Texas Ranger Capt. Samuel H. Walker.

1929: A modified Fokker C2-3 trimotor airplane dubbed the Question Mark lifts off from Van Nuys, Calif. for a record-setting

1776: After Gen. George Washington’s famous crossing of the icy Delaware River the night before and a eight-mile forced march,

1814: Delegates from the United States and Great Britain sign the Treaty of Ghent in modern-day Belgium, bringing an end

1861: President Abraham Lincoln signs a bill creating a “Medal of Honor” for enlisted sailors and Marines who “distinguish themselves