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A Fiery Fight

A Fiery Fight

A lover’s quarrel brings down Cripple Creek. April 25, 1896. Dance hall girl Jennie Larue and her boyfriend Otto Floto get into a fight in Cripple...

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John L. Sullivan Visits Tombstone

John L. Sullivan Visits Tombstone

On Saturday, March 23rd, 1884 the undefeated Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World John L. Sullivan, on a traveling by rail on coast to coast...

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The Great Train Robbery

The Great Train Robbery

The “Great Train Robbery” was the first motion picture with a story. It was written, produced, directed and photographed by Edwin S. Porter, a...

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Flora Quick, aka Tom King

Flora Quick, aka Tom King

You’ve heard of Calamity Jane, Ethel “Etta” Place and Belle Starr. But what about Flora Quick? This mysterious horse thief said to have ridden with...

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A Deadly Plague

A Deadly Plague

Thousands of Plains Indians died from smallpox. Native American contact with Whites turned out to be deadly, especially for the Plains tribes. One...

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The Long Walk

The Long Walk

The forced relocation of the Navajo. In 1861, the United States was in a virtual war with the Indians of New Mexico. Plans called for them to be...

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The Hucksters

The Hucksters

The lawless Arizona Territory attracted the wide gamut of frontier con men ranging from card sharks to stock swindlers out to prove P.T. Barnum was...

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He Talked His Life Away

He Talked His Life Away

Wild Bill Hickok was under constant fear of assassination by glory hunters. He spread newspapers on his bedroom floor at night in case someone tried...

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The Three Week Leader

The Three Week Leader

Frank McNab had a short tenure as head of the Regulators. Frank McNab was a member of the Regulators during the Lincoln County War. He was second in...

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