When Henry Tudor, Lancastrian claimant to the throne of England, landed with an army in southwest Wales, on Aug. 7, 1485, it was no surprise
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The Evacuation of Kham Duc
The final hours of a remote outpost—called a “Khe Sanh in reverse”—were heroic ones
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Daily Quiz for October 6, 2017
On February 18, 1930 astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered this.
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The Spur Trigger Guns of the Bordellos Were Handy Self-Protection Weapons
In a world where drunk men and competing crib girls could get mean. They […]
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The Old Homestead House Museum Shines As the Pearl of Cripple Creek
The decked-out bordello once housed high-end soiled doves. Legend has it the popular tune […]
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Ghost Towns: Terlingua, Texas
Terlingua, near the Chisos and Christmas mountains in Texas’ Big Bend region, owes its […]
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Regretful Renegade Robert North
While Thomas Twiss was rebounding from his vain efforts to spare the Lakotas and […]
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Thomas Twiss and His Twist of Fate
The West Point graduate, onetime college professor, factory superintendent and railroad engineer became an […]
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The Death of Gobo Fango
Although accounts differ on his shooting by a Prussian cattleman, this black Mormon sheepherder […]
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The Unwanted Female Reporter at Wounded Knee
In South Dakota to report on the aftermath of the December 1890 battle, Teresa […]