Outlaw Nick Worthington comes to a bloody end. June 18, 1878. A group of men spot outlaw Nick Worthington outside the St. James Hotel in Cimarron,...
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Lean Times for an Action Star
Tom Mix’s last years were tough… Tom Mix’s movie career was basically done by 1929. Westerns were out of fashion, so he spent his last years were...
And Your Horse, Too!
Tom Mix’s horse became a famous screen presence. Tom Mix's horse, Tony, was the only horse who starred in his own movie, made in 1922. Mix had a...
Superstar of the Silver Screen
Tom Mix dominated in the 1920s. The 1920’s was an age of superheroes like Babe Ruth, Red Grange, and Charles Lindbergh. But perhaps the greatest...
The Man Who Killed the Man Who Killed Jesse James
Ed O’Kelley blows away Bob Ford. June 8, 1892. Ed O'Kelley blasts Robert Ford into eternity in Ford's tent saloon in Creede, Colorado. O'Kelley...
Evans and Sontag: End of Trail
The train robbers are taken down by a California posse. June 10-11, 1893. Train robbers John Sontag and Chris Evans are taken down by a posse...
The Truth About Tom Carson
The Abilene hardcase was less than the legends. June 14, 1871. Abilene, Kansas Marshal Wild Bill Hickok hires Tom Carson as a deputy. There are a...
He Knew Where the Bodies Were
Burt Alvord and a practical joke. The story (maybe the legend) goes that Arizona lawman/outlaw Burt Alvord loved practical jokes. He and Matt Burts...
They Didn’t Call Him Smart for Nothing
One successful train holdup deserved another. On April 27, 1887, Doc Smart and his band robbed a train near Pantano, AZ. The bandits uncoupled the...
An Explosive Robbery
Two outlaws discovered how not to stick up a train. On January 30, 1895, Joe George and Grant Wheeler, a couple of unemployed cowboys, held up the...
Cayuse Face the Noose
Indians are executed in Oregon for perpetrating a massacre. June 3, 1850. Five Cayuse, including leaders Tiloukaikt and Tomahas, are hanged in...
A Deal Gone Bad
How a failed arrangement helped lead to Tombstone’s street fight. June 2, 1881. Wyatt Earp approaches Cowboy Ike Clanton with a proposal. If Clanton...