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The James–Younger Gang commits the first train robbery in the history of the West by derailing a locomotive of the Rock Island Line west of Adair, Iowa and stealing $3,000 from the express safe and passengers on board. [149] Dec "My Western Home", a poem by Dr. Brewster M. Higley, is first published in an issue of the Smith County Pioneer.
The American frontier, also known as the Old West, and popularly known as the Wild West, encompasses the geography, history, folklore, and culture associated with the forward wave of American expansion in mainland North America that began with European colonial settlements in the early 17th century and ended with the admission of the last few ...
This is a list of Old West gunfights. Gunfights have left a lasting impression on American frontier history; many were retold and embellished by dime novels and magazines like Harper's Weekly during the late 19th and early 20th century. The most notable shootouts took place in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Here's what officials say happened. Are 3D printed weapons turning America into the Wild West? For decades, America's detectives have made breakthroughs in crime using gun traces.
Amarillo's Wild West roots lie not in gold or silver but cattle, as the wide, open spaces attracted ranchers to the area in the late 1800s. The city is still surrounded by ranches and proudly ...
Holliday was carrying a nickel-plated pistol in a holster, but this was concealed by his long coat, as was the shotgun. The Earps and Holliday walked west, down the south side of Fremont Street past the rear entrance to the O.K. Corral, but out of visual range of the Cowboys' last reported location. [52]
Two groups of gun-slinging self-appointed lawmen known as the "Regulators", one a band of tyrannical raiders based in the West Coast and one a loose association of DC bounty-hunters, can also be found in the computer game series Fallout. The Lincoln County Regulators are a popular bluegrass/folk band based in Scotland.
Pinkerton agents were hired to track western outlaws Jesse James, the Reno Gang, and the Wild Bunch (including Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid). On March 17, 1874, two Pinkerton detectives and a deputy sheriff, Edwin P. Daniels, [ 28 ] encountered the Younger brothers (associates of the James–Younger Gang ); Daniels, John Younger , and one ...