A vow to protect three men from a mob turned out to be hollow. February 5, 1880. Las Vegas (NM) Deputy Marshal J.J. Webb and five men—including...
A Promise Left Hanging
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Mark Boardman
Bye Bye to Belle
Outlaw Queen Starr comes to a blood end. February 3, 1889. "Outlaw Queen" Belle Starr is gunned down from ambush while riding home near Younger's...
An Act of Terror
Pinkertons bomb the home of the James boys. January 25-26, 1875. Pinkerton agents attack a farmhouse outside Kearney, Missouri. It is owned by the...
An Aborted Train Robbery
Dave Rudabaugh and company are foiled by a night operator. January 28, 1878. Dave Rudabaugh and a handful of hard cases try to hold up the depot and...
Cow-boys Get Off
Nobody is convicted in the shooting of Virgil Earp. January 31, 1882. Ike and Phin Clanton are taken into custody for the shooting of Virgil Earp....
The Cow Business
Pink Higgins takes care of a rustler. January 22, 1877. Rancher Pink Higgins walks in to the Gem Saloon in Lampasas, Texas. He points his rifle at...
Bat’s Only Notch
The Texas gunfight with Melvin King. January 24, 1876. Corporal Melvin King, drunk and angry over exactly who knows what, bursts into a dance hall...
A Pinkerton Plan Blows Up
Detectives bomb the James farm and have a p.r. nightmare. January 25-26, 1875. Pinkerton agents attack a farmhouse outside Kearney, Missouri. It is...
A Capitol Fight
Two Kansas towns vie for county seat status. January 12, 1889. The Gray County War in Kansas. A group of men from Ingalls--including Bill...
The Lion of Tombstone is Silenced
Wyatt Earp cashes in his chips. January 13, 1929. Wyatt Earp dies in Los Angeles at the age of 80. The next day, the Arizona Daily Star has front...
Facing Down a Mob
Tombstone lawmen protect Johnny-Behind-the-Deuce. January 14, 1881. Gambler Michael "Johnny-Behind-the-Deuce" O'Rourke kills mining engineer Phillip...
The Fleeting Image of Power
John Clum—mayor of Tombstone…for at time. January 4, 1881. John Clum is elected mayor of Tombstone, making him one of the most powerful men in the...