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Firing
1987
Flight Readiness Firing of Discovery's main engines is successfully
1987
4th full-duration test firing of redesigned SRB motor
1985
Flight readiness firing of Atlantis' main engines; 20 seconds
1984
Flight readiness firing of Discovery's main engines
1983
2nd flight readiness firing of Challenger's main engines; 22 seconds
1982
Flight readiness firing of Challenger's main engines; 20 seconds
1981
Flight readiness firing of Columbia's main engines; 20 seconds
1979
1st space shuttle SRB qualification test firing; 122 seconds
1978
Thiokol conducts 2nd test firing of space shuttle's SRB
1976
Thiokol conducts 2-min firing of space shuttle's SRB at Brigham, Ut
1959
1st ship firing of a Polaris missile, Observation Island
1958
U.S. reports 1st full-range firing of an ICBM
1957
1st test firing of Vanguard satellite launch vehicle, TV-3
1956
1st test firing of Vanguard satellite program, TV-0
1949
1st firing of a U.S. Viking rocket; reached 80 km
1945
U.S. artillery lands on Keise Shima/begins firing on Okinawa
1944
Nazi troops executed 96 prisoners by firing squad
1943
Jeff Greenfield, born in New York City, media commentator, Firing Line, Nightline
1917
Mata Hari, Dutch dancer/German spy, executed by firing squad in Paris
1916
Padraic Pearse, Irishg nationalist, executed by British firing squad
1914
German army executed 150 Belgians by firing squad
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