October 28, 1884 While visiting Upper Frisco Plaza in western Socorro County, New Mexico, 19-year-old Elfego Baca is asked to arrest a drunken...
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Classic Gunfights
Caught With His Pants Down?
July 14, 1881 As the lawmen creep toward the buildings, they hear voices. At about nine p.m. Sheriff Pat Garrett and two deputies, John Poe and Tom...
Caught With His Pants Down?
July 14, 1881 As the lawmen creep toward the buildings, they hear voices. At about nine p.m. Sheriff Pat Garrett and two deputies, John Poe and Tom...
Wichita Whore War
October 27, 1873 Big Red Beard is deep in his cups as he goes to his room in the back of his saloon in Delano, Kansas, and returns with his...
Bad Day at Round Rock
July 19, 1878 Sam Bass has a bold plan. He and his outlaw band will case the bank in Round Rock, Texas, one more time and then strike tomorrow, a...
Wyatt Goes Rogue
March 21-22, 1882 Fresh from avenging the murder of Wyatt Earp’s brother Morgan by killing Frank Stilwell at the train station in Tucson, Arizona,...
One Against 76
November 4 (or 9th), 1862 Army Surgeon John Marmaduke Whitlock is visiting his good friend Col. Kit Carson at the newly recaptured Fort Stanton...
McKinney Meets His Maker
April 19, 1903 Acting on a tip, a 10-man posse surrounds the Bakersfield, California, establishment known as the Joss House, a combination meeting...
Naco Debacle
April 3, 1908 Arizona Ranger Jeff Kidder rides into Naco, Arizona, to renew his commission. Upon finding out that Capt. Harry Wheeler is chasing...
Slaughter
June 7, 1888 Daybreak finds Cochise County Sheriff Texas John Slaughter, his deputy Burt Alvord, Tesana Lucerio and an unnamed hispanic posse member...
Patton’s First Two Notches
May 14, 1916 Second Lt. George S. Patton and his force, riding in Dodge touring autos, approach the San Miguelito Ranch from the south,...
A Dust-Up in Delta
September 7, 1893 It’s a stifling hot Thursday morning in Delta, Colorado. Shops are open for business; most folks are inside, trying to beat the...