Dec. 31 (UPI) --After 66 years of outdoor display on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol, a 4/50 gun that arguably fired the second American shot of World War II at Pearl Harbor is on the verge ...

The gun that fired the first American shot of World War II will be moved from its longtime home in St. Paul this week, exactly 80 years after that defining conflict of the 20th century came to an end.

Gun, which sits on the south end of the Capitol Mall near the Veterans Service Building, was installed as part of Minnesota’s centennial celebration. The USS Ward Gun Number Three, which was manned by ...

ST. PAUL — Rep. Ron Kresha, R-Little Falls, and Rep. Isaac Schultz, R-Elmdale Township, on Tuesday, Dec. 17, shared their support for a petition to move the USS Ward’s number three gun from its ...

The Japanese Navy included five Type A midget submarines in the Pearl Harbor raid of 7 December 1941. Transported on board large I type submarines, the midgets were launched near the entrance to Pearl ...

A gun that fired the U.S. military’s first shot in World War II may soon be moved from the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol. The gun from the USS Ward could be taken to the future Minnesota ...

This past Saturday, December 7, 2024, marked the eighty-third anniversary of the “date which will live in infamy,” the Imperial Japanese Navy’s (IJN) surprise attack on the U.S. Navy (USN) base ...