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From top left, clockwise: A famous gunfight erupts at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona in 1881; a long-distance passenger train called the Orient Express begins running between Paris and Constantinople in 1883; U.S. Congress bans Chinese immigrants from entering the U.S. for ten years, starting in 1882; South Fork Dam fails after heavy rainfall and floods the town of Johnstown ...
1875–1880; 1888 Sheriff Pima County Arizona Charles Sims: No image available: 1879–1945 Town Marshal Rosedale, Oklahoma: Charlie Siringo: 1855–1928 Pinkerton detective Sam Sixkiller: No image available: 1842–1886 Captain, U.S. Indian Police, Indian Territory; Deputy U.S. Marshal, Indian Territory: John Slaughter: 1841–1922
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The majority of outlaws in the Old West preyed on banks, trains, and stagecoaches. Some crimes were carried out by Mexicans and Native Americans against white citizens who were targets of opportunity along the U.S.–Mexico border, particularly in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California.
In 1957, Fortune magazine developed a list of the seventy-six wealthiest Americans, which was published in many American newspapers. [6] Jean Paul Getty, when asked his reaction to being named wealthiest American and whether he was worth a billion dollars, said, "You know, if you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars" and then added, "But remember, a billion dollars isn't ...
1792–1880 1823–1848 United States Coulter, John: 1774–1813 1803–1810 United States: During the winter of 1807–1808, he explored the area that is now Yellowstone and the Tetons. He is widely considered to be the first mountain man. [5] Craig, Bill: 1807–1869 United States Culbertson, Alexander: 1809–1879 1829–1858, 1868–1878
Sanford Robinson Gifford (1823–1880), painter; William Hart (1823–1894), painter; Thomas Waterman Wood (1823–1903), painter; 1824 William Morris Hunt (1824–1879), painter; James Merritt Ives (1824–1895), lithographer; Elizabeth Gilbert Jerome (1824–1910), painter; Eastman Johnson (1824–1906), painter; 1825 Benjamin Paul Akers ...
November 2 – U.S. presidential election, 1880: James Garfield defeats Winfield S. Hancock. November 4 – The first cash register is patented by James and John Ritty of Dayton, Ohio. November 22 – Vaudeville actress Lillian Russell makes her debut at Tony Pastor's Theatre in New York City.