Contemporary scholars remark there were few bank robberies in the Old West. That’s because there were few banks. Money …
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Daylight Saving Time Standard time began with the American railroads who maintained many different time zones during the late 1800s.
Arizona has always taken pride in marching to the beat of its own drum. For example, all but one of contiguous United S…
Sitting with Wyatt Earp Never-before-seen biographer materials donated to the Tombstone Courthouse.
Dreams of a “fly-on-the-wall” moment in Western history certainly include sitting with Wyatt Earp in the 1920s as he set…
Hot Air & Kind Words The proper burial of “Buffalo Bill” Cody’s press agent, “Arizona John” Burke.
The “Prince of Press Agents,” a spinmeister in a Stetson—he made “Buffalo Bill” Cody a household word around the world. …
Gunfight in the Galiuros Questions remain about Arizona’s worst shoot-out—even outdoing the O.K. Corral gunfight.
At of Old West gunfights were quick, bloody affairs that left more questions than answers as each side had its own versi…
Classic Gunfights: Don’t Look Back Wild Bill vs Billy Mulvey
In office for only one day, acting Ellis County Sheriff James “Wild Bill” Hickok is making his rounds in the Kansas cowt…
Was Bat Masterson Run Out of Denver?
Was Bat Masterson run out of Denver? Daniel E. Scuiry Berkeley, California Bat Masterson biographer Robert DeArment says…
What is 3-7-77, Associated with the Montana Vigilantes?
What is 3-7-77, associated with the Montana Vigilantes? Dave Quinn Carson City, Nevada This has long been a Western hist…
What’s the Story Behind the Naming of Show Low, Arizona?
What’s the story behind the naming of Show Low, Arizona? Michael Westlund, Clarkdale, Arizona Anthony Cooley, the former…
Jerked to Jesus Albuquerque’s first town marshal met his maker on an unusual gallows.
Hollywood couldn’t write an Old West character better than Milton J. Yarberry, the first town marshal for Albuquerque, N…