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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....
It Takes One to Find One
Apache scouts were vital resources in the Indian Wars. One of the smartest strategic moves by the Frontier Army during the Indian Wars was to enlist...
The Legendary Hashknife
The huge ranch also resulted in frontier violence. With the arrival of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad in 1881, Holbrook, Arizona become one of...
The Honeymoon Trail
A path for newlywed Mormons was a strange route. One of the lesser-known Western trails is one that Mormon pioneers followed out of Utah starting in...
San Angelo Livestock Show
Join us in beautiful San Angelo from February 1 – 18 for the San Angelo Livestock Show. Prepare to be amazed by the finest livestock from across the...
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...
Cactus Derbies
Car races across the deserts promoted road building. When the first horseless carriage sputtered and jerked into Arizona soon after the dawning of...