A hallowed day in Texas history. March 6, 1836. A Mexican force of about 1500 men overruns The Alamo Mission in San Antonio. About 200 Texians are...
Remember the Alamo!
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Mark Boardman
The Sweet Science on the Sandbar
An illegal boxing match finds a home in the middle of the Rio Grande. February 21, 1896. Peter Maher takes on Bob Fitzsimmons in a heavyweight...
The Earp Brothers and Brothels
Morgan and Wyatt work the bawdy houses in Peoria. February 24, 1872. Brothers Wyatt and Morgan Earp are arrested in Jane Haspel's brothel in Peoria,...
Riding the Storm Out
Luke Short makes quick work of a fellow gambler. February 25, 1881. About noon, gambler Charley Storms accosts faro dealer Luke Short (photo) on...
The Youngest Younger Goes Bad
John Younger kills a lawman in Texas. February 16, 1871. Nineteen-year-old John Younger crosses the line. The day before, he and some pals--all...
The Fuse is Lit
The killing that sparked the Lincoln County War. February 18, 1878. Rancher/merchant/banker John Tunstall (photo) is driving several horses from his...
First, Kill the Lawyers
The death of Lincoln County attorney Huston Chapman. February 18-19, 1879. The two sides in the Lincoln County War have a peace conference to end...
A Younger Brother Crosses the Line
John Younger kills a Texas lawman. February 16, 1871. Nineteen-year-old John Younger crosses the line. The day before, he and some pals--all...
Rebels Raid the Bank
Future members of the James-Younger Gang turn to crime. February 13, 1866. A dozen or so former Confederates rob the Clay County Savings Association...
Won’t be Bullied
Luke Short stood up to Longhaired Jim Courtright. February 8, 1887. Two Old West gunhandlers go at it on the streets of Fort Worth. Jim Courtright...
From Hero to Outlaw
It took John Joel Glanton a year to hit bottom. The name John Joel Glanton probably doesn’t ring a bell. But in the 1840s into 1850, he made an...
All’s Fair in War
Chief Leschi pays a price for an Indian conflict. February 19, 1858. Nisqually Chief Leschi is hanged outside present-day Lakewood, Washington. He...