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 Pinkerton Plan Blows Up
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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...
The County Seat War
A shootout in Cimarron. January 12, 1889. The Gray County War in Kansas. A group of men from Ingalls--including Bill Tilghman--go to Cimarron. They...
Death of a Lawman
The murder of Sam Sixkiller. December 24, 1886. Sam Sixkiller--one of the best and most respected Indian lawmen of the West--is gunned down. On...
Holding Up the Town
The Vasquez Gang attacks Kingston, California. December 26, 1873--around 7pm. Tiburcio Vasquez and about 11 of his men raid the central California...
A Political Assassination
The revenge killing of an ex-Idaho governor. December 30, 1905. Former Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg is fatally injured by a bomb that goes off...
The Aftermath of the Salt Wars
A mob exacts revenge on a Texas lawyer. December 13-18, 1877. The bulk of the war over salt lakes southeast of El Paso, near San Elizario. For...
Buffalo Bill Takes the Stage
Cody uses his own story to draw audiences. December 16, 1872. Scouts of the Prairie takes the stage in Chicago. The show features writer Ned...
Take Your Medicine
Tom Folliard cashes in his chips. December 19, 1880. A posse led by Pat Garrett encounters Billy the Kid and friends at Fort Sumner, New Mexico....