Colt 45s facts
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The Houston Astros were originally named "The Colt 45s"
The Houston Astros were originally named the Houston Colt .45s
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The Houston Astros were originally called the Houston Colt .45s — they changed their name to the Astros three years later.
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In World War II, during a "dogfight" between observation planes, Duane Francies and his observer William Martin both used their Colt .45s to down a German Storch plane.