John Younger kills a Texas lawman. February 16, 1871. Nineteen-year-old John Younger crosses the line. The day before, he and some pals--all...
A Younger Brother Crosses the Line
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Mark Boardman
Rebels Raid the Bank
Future members of the James-Younger Gang turn to crime. February 13, 1866. A dozen or so former Confederates rob the Clay County Savings Association...
Won’t be Bullied
Luke Short stood up to Longhaired Jim Courtright. February 8, 1887. Two Old West gunhandlers go at it on the streets of Fort Worth. Jim Courtright...
From Hero to Outlaw
It took John Joel Glanton a year to hit bottom. The name John Joel Glanton probably doesn’t ring a bell. But in the 1840s into 1850, he made an...
All’s Fair in War
Chief Leschi pays a price for an Indian conflict. February 19, 1858. Nisqually Chief Leschi is hanged outside present-day Lakewood, Washington. He...
A Promise Left Hanging
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...
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...