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Charged with Murder
The hearing into the OK Corral gunfight. October 29, 1881. Ike Clanton files murder charges against the Earps and Doc Holliday for their role in the...
The Spicer Hearing
The Earps and Holliday face murder charges. October 31, 1881. Judge Wells Spicer (photo) gaveled to order a preliminary hearing into murder charges...
Tubac the Provisional Capital City of Sonora
Tubac was for a spell, the Capital of Sonora. While the USA was preoccupied with the Civil War, the French empire of Napoleon III, wanting to renew...
Billy Dixon’s “Shot of the Century”
The 1867 Treaty of Medicine Lodge reserved much of the Texas Panhandle as hunting lands for the Indians, however white buffalo hunters ignored the...
Richmond Auction’s Premier 2023 Firearms & Sportsman Auction Sponsored by Richmond Auctions
Jordan Richmond, owner of Richmond Auctions in Greenville, SC, exploded onto the collectibles scene in 2021 offering rare, investment grade...
Belt Loops on Men’s Trousers
There seems to be some confusion as to when belt loops first came into use on men's trousers. The hot summer of 1893 drove men to give up their...
Frontier Cuisine
Western towns liked to show the Easterners that they were as up to date as Kansas City, New York, or Boston. For example, prosperous towns like...
Stagecoach and Train Robbers
The late Frank McCarthy was a member of the Cowboy Artists of America and a great painter. He’s probably best-known for his action-packed renderings...
San Angelo Cinch Roping Fiesta
70 years of the San Angelo Cinch Roping Fiesta begins on Thursday October 26, 2023 and runs through Sunday October 29, 2023 at...
Did Pat Garrett Receive a Reward for Killing Billy the Kid?
A few days after the killing of Billy the Kid at Pete Maxwell’s house in Fort Sumner, New Mexico on July 11, 1881, Pat Garrett traveled by train to...
Outlawry and Justice
I recently received this question: Who is my favorite or most interesting Old West character? I’ve found the more I read about somebody the more...