The Waterloo of the James-Younger Gang September 7, 1876. The James-Younger Gang tries to rob the First National Bank in Northfield, MN. The...
The End of the Line
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Mark Boardman
Canton of the North
Lawman Frank Canton’s adventures in Alaska are legendary. In the summer of 1897, Frank Canton was looking for new opportunities. He’d...
The Mountain Meadows Massacre
The Mountain Meadows Massacre strikes horror across the U.S. September 11, 1857. Mountain Meadows in southern Utah. Mormon militia and a few Paiute...
No Publicity is Bad Publicity
A spectacular train crash turns attention to a railroad. September 15, 1896. The "Crash at Crush." Two Katy trains were deliberately rammed...
Geronimo’s Change in Life
The Apache finds new opportunities after surrendering. September 4, 1886. Apache leader Geronimo surrenders to General Nelson Miles and is taken...
End of the Line
The James-Younger Gang is shot to pieces in Minnesota. September 7, 1876. Members of the James-Younger Gang attempt to rob the First National Bank...
Death of a Legend
September 5, 1877. The noted Oglala warrior Crazy Horse is killed at Fort Robinson, Nebraska. After surrendering, the Indian leader and his band are...
The Wild Bunch’s Big Haul
But what happened to the train robbery loot? August 29, 1900. Kid Curry (photo) leads Bill Cruzan, Ben Kilpatrick and another unidentified man in...
The Death of Doolin
A posse puts an end to an outlaw’s career. August 24-25, 1896. Outlaw leader Bill Doolin (photo) is gunned down by Deputy US Marshal Heck Thomas'...
An Outlaw Give-Back
A woman shames members of the James-Younger Gang. August 30, 1874. Frank and Jesse James and one of the Youngers rob a stage outside North...
The Kid’s First Kill
Windy Cahill becomes the first victim of Billy. August 17, 1877. Henry McCarty, also known as Henry Antrim, later known as Billy the Kid, kills his...
A Shootist is Shot
Wes Hardin goes the way he lived… August 19, 1895. Famed gunfighter John Wesley Hardin is throwing dice in El Paso's Acme Saloon. John Selman walks...