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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Civil War Generals Never Forgot the Blood and Lost Friends in the US Showdown with Mexico

In September 1861, while stationed in Paducah, Ky., Private John H. Page of the 1st Illinois Light Artillery received notice…

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To Depict the Frontier Era with Authenticity, This Artist Walks in the Footsteps of Mountain Men

A historian with a brush and a palette, David Wright considers it his mission to depict America’s frontier era with precision.…

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This P-38 Pilot Shot Down Five Germans in Five Minutes: Meet Scrappy the Ace

If Hollywood ever gets around to making a movie about “Scrappy” Blumer, the plot won’t need any embellishment. In fact,…

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Western Writers of America Announces Its 2024 Wister Award Winner

Each year since 1961 Western Writers of America has bestowed on a respected individual its Owen Wister Award for lifetime…

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Do We need to Reconsider What Makes an Ace?

“I never imagined I was going to be doing this when we launched,” said Captain Earl Ehrhart of U.S. Marine…

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The Ercoupe Is Easy to Fly–But You Better Not Be in a Hurry

So you’ve had a “fender bender” in your plane and are in need of some wings. What do you do? …

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