Today in History (515)
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Harvey "Kid Curry" Logan sentencedNovember 30, 1902 Harvey "Kid Curry" Logan, the second-in-command in Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch crew, was sentenced to 20 years hard la... Started by The Watchman |
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Bloody day in Indian Territory ...On this date in 1887, William Towerly and fellow horse thief Dave Smith are camped on the Arkansas River with Lee Dixon and his wife. Law... Started by Bob Wood |
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1 day ago Reply by Stan H |
John Hunt Morgan escapes from the Ohio PenitentiaryConfederate cavalry raider John Hunt Morgan and several of his men broke out of the Ohio state prison and escaped safely to the South. M... Started by The Watchman |
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Nov 28 Reply by C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt |
Nearly 1/2 Of Texas Gone!Nov 25, 1850 Texas had joined the Union with, at the time, a huge debt of about 10 million dollars. On this date, Texas gave up claim to ... Started by Mike Franklin |
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Nov 28 Reply by C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt |
Custer massacres Cheyenne on Washita RiverNovember 27, 1868 Without bothering to identify the village or do any reconnaissance, Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer led an ... Started by The Watchman |
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Nov 27 Reply by Mike Franklin |
Virgil Earp appointed...On this date in 1879 Virgil Earp is appointed U.S. Deputy Marshal, Arizona Territory. Started by Bob Wood |
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The First Recorded Thanksgiving1598 Somewhere east of the Rio Gande, south of the present location of El Paso, Juan Onate is leading a Spanish expedition of exploration... Started by Mike Franklin |
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Nov 26 Reply by Lee Gonzales |
The Grass FightNov 26, 1835 Jim Bowie leads Texican Volunteers in an attack on a Mexican Army pack train. Bowie was convinced that the Mexicans were tak... Started by Mike Franklin |
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Nov 26 Reply by C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt |
The (First) Battle Of Adobe WallsNov 26, 1864 Kit Carson leads a troop of men in a fight with Kiowa and Comanche at Adobe Walls, Texas. Though out numbered Carson claims ... Started by Mike Franklin |
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Nov 26 Reply by Mike Franklin |
U.S. Army retaliates for the Little Bighorn massacreNovember 25, 1876 U.S. troops under the leadership of General Ranald Mackenzie destroyed the village of Cheyenne living with Chief Dull ... Started by The Watchman |
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Nov 26 Reply by Mike Franklin |
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