They served among various Northwest Indians beginning in the 1840s. In the 1840s in […]
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The Son of a Confederate General and a Lakota Woman, Billy Garnett Was a Man in the Middle
He witnessed the killing of Crazy Horse, but his account vanished. Billy Garnett witnessed […]
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Beware the Furies
The fortunes of war are hardest on the vanquished, but for a cadre of […]
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Blinding Saddam
After months of intensive training in the desolate Saudi desert, two teams of high-tech helicopters busted Iraq wide open.
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The Iran Hostage Crisis: 444 Days in Hell
Radical Islamic students in Tehran took 52 Americans hostage and kicked off a 14-month crisis that would humiliate a U.S. president and humble a superpower.
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Daily Quiz for March 1, 2017
Adelaide Hunter Hoodless campaigned to have this subject taught in high school and university in Canada.
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Doc Holliday Carries an Ivory-Gripped Colt in Hollywood—But What Did He Really Use?
Trying to determine legendary outlaw John Henry “Doc” Holliday’s weapons of choice is no easy matter.
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New Mexico’s Salmon Ruins and Heritage Park Preserves an Ancient Chacoan Pueblo
The ancients built their central great house in the 11th century. New Mexico’s celebrated […]
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Ghost Towns: Summitville, Colorado
In early 1870, so the story goes, southern Colorado rancher John Esmond and a […]
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Five Haunted Western Saloons
Belly up to these bars for several rounds of ardent ‘spirits’. Armed only with […]