This Quiet Missionary Survived the Lincoln County War to Live Among the Zunis
#This Quiet Missionary Survived the Lincoln County War to Live Among the Zunis The Rev. Dr. Taylor Filmore Ealy faced many struggles, most not of his own making, while a Presbyterian medical missionary between 1874 and 1881—first at Fort Arbuckle,…
The Poignant Tale Behind a Celebrated Civil War Sketch
#The Poignant Tale Behind a Celebrated Civil War Sketch Odds are there isn’t a Civil War buff living who hasn’t seen a copy of this remarkable pencil sketch (above) by special artist Edwin Forbes, which Forbes labeled as “William J….
The Miller Bros. 101 Ranch Real Wild West Didn’t Have Buffalo Bill’s Reach, But Its Performers Took Hollywood by Storm
#The Miller Bros. 101 Ranch Real Wild West Didn’t Have Buffalo Bill’s Reach, But Its Performers Took Hollywood by Storm To the disbelief of gaping onlookers in the packed stands at El Toreo, Mexico City’s largest bullring, American rodeo performer…
The Scandal that Led to Harry S. Truman Becoming President and Marilyn Monroe Getting Married
#The Scandal that Led to Harry S. Truman Becoming President and Marilyn Monroe Getting Married The Curtiss-Wright Corporation came into being in 1929 through the merger of companies started by pioneering aviators Glenn Curtiss and the Wright brothers. Within the…
For Southern Antagonists in the Civil War, a Kindred Desire for Peace Goes Awry
#For Southern Antagonists in the Civil War, a Kindred Desire for Peace Goes Awry On December 18, 1860, John J. Crittenden of Kentucky introduced a compromise plan to the U.S. Senate. Just two days later, South Carolina would become the…
You Might Be Surprised to Learn What This Resort Hotel Did During World War II
#You Might Be Surprised to Learn What This Resort Hotel Did During World War II Rounding the bend past the guard gate, I catch my breath when I spy the Greenbrier resort’s main building. The Georgian-style structure, wedding-cake white and…
This Mining Boomtown Was Unique for What It Did Not Have — Namely Saloons, Dance Halls or Brothels
#This Mining Boomtown Was Unique for What It Did Not Have — Namely Saloons, Dance Halls or Brothels By the early 1850s gold fever had spread across the American West. Southwestern Oregon Territory was no exception, as placer miners had…
The Novel ‘Knork’ Helped Civil War Amputees Eat
#The Novel ‘Knork’ Helped Civil War Amputees Eat By the end of the Civil War, it is estimated that surgeons on both sides had conducted roughly 60,000 amputations. With the increased number of disabled veterans, the prosthetic industry saw great…
Buffalo Bill Delighted Italian Fans by Bringing His Wild West Across the Ocean Blue at the Turn of the Century
#Buffalo Bill Delighted Italian Fans by Bringing His Wild West Across the Ocean Blue at the Turn of the Century To this day virtually everyone in the United States has heard of William Frederick “Buffalo Bill” Cody. Even those not…
This Helicopter Test Pilot Pushed the Limits for Rotorcraft — Without Killing Himself
#This Helicopter Test Pilot Pushed the Limits for Rotorcraft — Without Killing Himself Jean Boulet’s first helicopter flight was almost his last. It was September 21, 1947, and the 26-year-old Boulet was at the Camden, New Jersey, headquarters of Helicopter…