August 15, 1873.  Ellsworth, Kansas. Gunmen Ben and Billy Thompson get into a confrontation that leads to the death of Sheriff Chauncey B. Whitney. ...

Frank Hamer was a legendary lawman/Texas Ranger.  He was in dozens of gunfights, proving his courage. He led the ambush that brought down Clyde...

Endicott Peabody was a blue-blood easterner with a semester of divinity school under his belt when he went to Tombstone in January 1882. He made...

It was a hard end for Billy the Kid pal Tom Folliard on December 19, 1880. Pat Garrett and posse ambushed the gang that evening at Fort Sumner, NM,...

One of the most famous phrases of the 19th century, “Go West, young man!” reportedly inspired thousands of Eastern Americans to find their fortunes...

Butch Cassidy was tired of the outlaw trail.  So in 1899, he tried to cut a deal to gain his freedom. The details are cloudy, but it appears that he...

Bitter Creek Newcomb and Charley Pierce learned the hard way about being careful where they lay their heads. On May 2, 1895, the Doolin Gang members...

Charles Hopkins is a forgotten name nowadays, but in early 1914 he was known far and wide in the Pacific Northwest. He’d just done a four year stint...

The McCarty Gang rued the day they ran into Ray Simpson on September 7, 1893. They’d tried to rob a bank in Delta, Colorado—killed banker Andrew...

The two riders pounded the trails and roads of eastern Utah on that late April afternoon in 1897. They kept up a quick pace—had to, since they were...