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1899: Britain’s new battleship

HMS Vengeance: "Underway in harbor, prior to the adoption of the overall gray warship color scheme by the Royal Navy in about 1904." (U.S. Naval Historical Center)

HMS Vengeance: “Underway in harbor, prior to the adoption of the overall gray warship color scheme by the Royal Navy in about 1904.” (U.S. Naval Historical Center)

From the archive: September 2, …

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1899: Too dangerous for war

1899: Too dangerous for war

From the archive: September 2, 1899

Editor’s note: In May 1899, delegates to the Hague Convention voted 22-2 to ban soft-point expanding bullets from military use. This prohibition on Dum-Dums, named for …

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