In the spring of 1877, a government scout named Jack Dunn was winding his way down what later became known as Tombstone Canyon in southeastern...
A Race for The Copper Queen
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Marshall Trimble
Fame, Fortune and a Snowball’s Chance in Hell
In the summer of 1882, Cibecue Apaches were smoldering over the U.S. Army killing Medicine Man Nockaydetklinne the previous year. That July, roughly...
What Happened in the Billy Allen-”Doc” Holliday Fight Over $5?
What happened in the Billy Allen-”Doc” Holliday fight over $5? Jim Reynolds Sumner, Washington William J. Allen was a lawman in Leadville, Colorado,...
Who was Arizona Territory’s most Notorious Outlaw?
Who was Arizona Territory’s most notorious outlaw? Edwin Smith Phoenix, Arizona That’s a tough one. Some of the most famous, including John Ringo,...
Will C. Barnes: Soldier, Cowboy, Author and Storyteller
Will C. Barnes was born in San Francisco on June 21st, 1858. After moving across country and living in numerous states, he settled in Washington,...
The First Arizona Rangers
During the years following the creation of the Arizona Territory in 1863 and the gold discoveries the clashes between the Indians and the whites...
Daylight Saving Time
Arizona has always taken pride in marching to the beat of its own drum. For example, all but one of contiguous United States went off Daylight...
Did Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday’s Fathers Meet While Serving in the Mexican-American War?
Did Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday’s fathers meet while serving in the Mexican-American War? Marko Fancovic Zagreb, Croatia In 1847, Nicholas Earp...
Aimee Semple McPherson Part II
On May 18th, 1926, Sister Aimee mysteriously disappeared off the coast of Santa Monica. According to her private secretary, Emma Schaeffer, she just...
Who played Johnny Ringo in Tombstone? And do you think the real Ringo took his own life?
Who played Johnny Ringo in Tombstone? And do you think the real Ringo took his own life? Joyce Bell Marshall — La Crosse, Wisconsin Michael Biehn...
Aimee Semple McPherson Part I
Arizona played a part in one of the great hoaxes of the 1920s when Aimee Semple McPherson, a popular Hollywood show business evangelist, was...
What is a Red River Cart?
What is a Red River cart? Bob Fuller — Vermillion, South Dakota A Red River cart is a two-wheeled wooden vehicle, usually pulled by oxen, but...