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17 hours ago · USS Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides, is a three-masted wooden-hulled heavy frigate of the United States Navy. She is the world's oldest commissioned naval warship still afloat. [9] [. Note 1] She was launched in 1797, one of six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794 and the third constructed.
- 15 October 1966
- 1797
- Joshua Humphreys
- Charlestown Navy Yard, Charlestown, Massachusetts
17 hours ago · The National Rifle Association of America ( NRA) is a gun rights advocacy group based in the United States. [2] [3] [b] Founded in 1871 to advance rifle marksmanship, the modern NRA has become a prominent gun rights lobbying organization while continuing to teach firearm safety and competency. The organization also publishes several magazines ...
- United States
- Approximately 5.5 million (self-reported)
- November 17, 1871;, 151 years ago
