The October 2010 line-up:
TEXAS ANNEXED – Over the years the United States has had many opportunities to be an imperialist nation and annex other countries; back in 1845 we actually did that.
CAPTAIN JACK I & II – Although Captain Jack and his Modoc warriors held off the military for a long time, he was finally starved out. What happened to him after his death will surprise you.
COFFEYVILLE, KANSAS I & II – The Daltons thought they could best anything the James gang had done. But they were wrong.
WILD BILL LONGLEY – It took three attempts at hanging to end the existence of Wild Bill. And, there’s even the question if the third one took.
TEXAS RANGERS FORMED – In 1835 rebels revolting against their mother country formed a group of armed and mounted men to protect the borders. That group is still in existence.
STEVE LONG – Sometimes lawmen abused their authority. Long did it in aces; killing people just because they argued with him. But, the town took their revenge in the end.
CASSIUS HOLLISTER – Lawmen hate to be called on a family disturbance. Deputy U. S. Marshall Hollister got called on one to many.
SUTRO TUNNEL – Adolph Sutro found a way to get silver out of Comstock mines in Nevada, and although he wasn’t a miner, he made good money doing it.
CAMILLO ORLANDO HANKS – With the changing face of cattle ranches during the later part of the 1800’s many a cowboy found himself out of work. And, like Hanks, they ended up going down the outlaw trail.
TRANSCONTINENTAL TELEGRAPH – That first telegraph that was sent from California to Washington was important to President Lincoln…but not for the reason you may think.
LOST DUTCHMAN MINE – Jacob Waltz was either the world’s greatest prankster or the world’s greatest secret keeper. It’s a question thousands of people have tried to discover.
BARBED WIRE – This product, developed by a man in Illinois, was responsible for changing the face of the West, and make the cowboy a farm hand.
EDWARD T. BEARD – During your life, you may have had an irritating next-door-neighbor, but none like Big Red.
ABILENE, KANSAS – Abilene was the prototype of the Old West cattle towns. But, like all of the cattle towns, their heyday was short lived.
HELENA, MONTANA – Unlike other boomtowns that began with the discovery of gold or silver, or the arrival of the railroad, Helena only grew when the boom left their town. (Picture is of Helena, Montana in 1870)
CALIFORNIA JOE – California Joe became George Custer’s chief of scouts one day and was fired the next.
CRUZ VEGA – Even though the Bible teaches that vengeance belongs to God, Reverend Mains made sure the supposed killer of a fellow minister got human vengeance.
HOP ALLEY RIOT – Rumors spread after an encounter between a cowboy and a Chinese man that ended up in riots and death.
NEVADA BECOMES A STATE – Even though Nevada hadn’t met all the requirements of statehood, President Abraham Lincoln stepped in and made it happen for a special reason.
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