Crime
This Day In History: The Governor of Colorado Send The Militia Into Cripple Creek (1903)
On this day in the Old West, the Colorado governor sends in the state militia to a mining town in…
This Day In History: President Kennedy Was Assassinated (1963)
On this day, President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas and becomes the fourth President to be assassinated.…
This Day In History: Tom Horn, Notorious Killer in the Old West Was Born (1860)
On this day in history, the notorious killer Tom Horn was born in 1860. Horn was a natural born killer.…
Eight of the Greatest Forgers of the 20th Century
When it comes to making a quick buck or trying to change how history is remembered few do it in…
This Day In History: Mass Suicide At Jonestown (1978)
On this day in history, there was a mass suicide in the small Latin American country of Guyana. The dead…
This Day In History: The Washington Sniper Is Convicted (2003)
This date in history, an US army veteran John Muhammad, was convicted of ten murders and other crimes in 2003…
This Day In History: Himmler Orders Gypsy To Concentration Camps (1943)
On this day in history in 1943, Heinrich Himmler announces to the public an order that Gypsies and those of…
This Day In History: ‘Buckskin’ Leslie Kills ‘Billy the Kid’ Claiborne In A Gunfight (1887)
On this day, in 1887 there was a memorable gunfight in Tombstone, Arizona. In the shootout, the feared gunfighter Franklin…
This Day In History: “Kristallnacht,” or “the Night of Broken Glass,” Is Staged In Nazi Germany (1938)
On this day in 1938, the Nazis' in Germany organized a series of attacks against the German Jewish community. In…
This Day In History: Doc Holliday Dies in Colorado (1887)
On this day, Doc Holliday one of the most famous personalities in the Old West passed away. Holliday was a…