Jim Burrow robbed Texas trains. Jim Burrow was an Alabama native who followed his brother Rube into the train robbery business. The outlaws pulled...

Jim Burrow robbed Texas trains. Jim Burrow was an Alabama native who followed his brother Rube into the train robbery business. The outlaws pulled...
Rube Burrow robbed Texas trains. Rube Burrow wanted to be like Texas outlaw Sam Bass. So he followed in his footsteps, robbing trains across the...
I was in Deadwood in 2017 and while there I saw what they claim to be Wild Bill Hickoks death chair above the door of one of the saloons. I just...
Were there any women peace officers in the Old West? Holly Dew (Ahwatukee, AZ) I haven't run across any from the Old West and I believe if there was...
For several years I believed he spelled his last name, Levy. I knew he was born in Dublin, Ireland but that didn't mean he couldn't be Jewish. And,...
The U.S. tries to return the Indians to the reservation. In November 1872, U.S. soldiers try to push a group of Modoc Indians to the Klamath...
The Corps of Discovery sees the Pacific. On November 7, 1805, the Lewis and Clark (illustration) expedition finally reaches the Pacific Ocean, near...
A revolt by workers means big changes. It’s called the Bear River Riot. Union Pacific workers in Wyoming—mostly Irish—rebel against a local...
As with similar stories about Old West outlaws, we hear about the banks and trains they robbed and the amounts of money they stole. Take Jesse and...
Before taking the long journey West by wagon train what would it cost and what essential supplies would they need? The overland journey from...
There’s a beautiful song that came out of the 1910 Mexican Revolution called “Adelita.” Was there such a woman? La Adelita is one of the most famous...
Tom Horn died a tough death on the gallows November 20, 1903. Western legend Tom Horn was to be hanged in the Cheyenne, WY jail for the murder of...