Today:
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 72. Light southeast wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tonight:
Increasing clouds, with a low around 59. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Highs are expected to gradually remain in the 70s over the course of the week.
Courtesy of HistoryNet:
1800 Birth of John Brown, abolitionist.
1813 U.S. troops under William Henry Harrison take Fort Meigs from British and Canadian troops.
1844 Birth of Belle Boyd, Confederate spy.
1864 Union General John Sedgwick is shot and killed by a Confederate sharpshooter during fighting at Spotsylvania. His last words are: “They couldn’t hit an elephant at this dist–“
Top 10 Snipers in History
“It was night and low visibility, but I saw a guy with an AK-47 lit up by the porch light in a doorway about 400 meters away. I watched him through the sights. He looked like just another Iraqi. I hit him low in the stomach and dropped him.” – Specialist James Wilks, 25, from Fort Worth, Texas.
Concealment is key to becoming a great sniper highly trained marksmen who can shoot accurately from incredible distances with specialized training in high-precision rifles. In addition, they are trained in camouflage, fieldcraft, infiltration, reconnaissance, and observation, making them perhaps the most feared military presence in a war. Below is my list of top ten snipers in history and some of the greatest shots ever fired.
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