Volunteer re-enactors portraying voyageurs and settlers will fire the artillery Nov. 9 during a Living History Encounter.

The 75mm cannon first appeared at Picatinny during the World War I era where it was emplaced on the East side of Picatinny Lake and used for Lot Acceptance Tests. The M1897 was the most advanced ...

Of all the forgotten tales brought back to life in this column, this one may be the most obscure of all. You’ll have to dig deep into the history books to find it. Though forgotten today, it played a ...

According to the Illinois game notes, The Cannon, AKA the Purdue Cannon, made its first trip to Champaign in 1905. A group of Purdue students had brought it over to fire after a Boilermaker. However, ...