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John Larn

John Larn

John Larn was a vigilante leader and lawman in Shackleford, Texas in the mid-1870s. But that was a front.  Larn and his buddy John Selman rustled...

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Blood On The Canvas

Blood On The Canvas

New evidence appears to show that Vincent van Gogh did not commit suicide in July of 1890, but, in fact, was shot by a Buffalo Bill wannabe and...

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It Happened in Globe

It Happened in Globe

Globe was one of the Old West’s richest mining camps. It also produced some famous Arizona people including its first governor, George W. P. Smith...

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The Bombing of Naco

The Bombing of Naco

Few people realize it but the world’s first aerial combat took place near the Arizona-Mexican border. During frequent revolutions in Mexico during...

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Bad Medicine

Bad Medicine

In the spring of 1874, medicine man Isa-tai (translates as “Wolf’s Vulva”) convinced 250 Kiowas, Commanches and Southern Cheyenne that White Man...

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Bill Hickman

Bill Hickman

Bill Hickman was an early follower of and bodyguard for Mormon founder Joseph Smith in 1839.  After the move to Utah, Hickman became a sheriff,...

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