aug 27, 1973 - TRASK Announces the Sentinel Mark 1 Program
Description:
President Nixon welcomes the Sentinels with open arms.Through a defense contract with the Nixon administration, Trask Industries begins production and deployment of the Sentinel Mark I. While the heavily funded project raised the level of national security capabilities, it also resulted in America moving away from the Gold Standard.
Between 1973 and 1996, Trask Industries produces 8,732 Mark I Sentinels for the governments of the United States, China, Russia, Israel, Saudi Arabia, France, India and the United Kingdom.
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aug 27, 1973
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~ 53 years ago