The U.S. military-industrial complex is the largest in the world, supplying arms to countries across the globe. The Onion takes a look at the history of U.S. arms sales.1790A farmer in Rhode Island becomes the first American to sell a musket to a cow.1831Jebediah Lockheed meets Silas Martin.1942Typewriter manufacturers convert their factories to rifle production, resulting in a severe typewriter shortage on the front lines.1976Following the Vietnam War, all U.S. arms sold are required to include a warning label reading “for intended recipient use only.”1985In a controversial move, the Reagan administration sells weapons to Iran to fund the president’s experimental one-man play.1991Uproar ensues following the discovery that tactical banana peels sold to Iraq years earlier were later used to subject American soldiers to humiliating pratfalls.1997General Atomics opens a factory store selling lower quality, made-for-outlet predator drones at a steep 80% discount.2005That Nic Cage movie Lord Of War comes out and is, you know, pretty good.2012Ruger opens an Etsy shop to sell bespoke, twee grenade launchers.2022Dr. Jill Biden attempts to rehome Commander with a nice Canadian couple.The post Timeline Of U.S. Arms Sales appeared first on The Onion.