~~~~ The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)?is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and its principal federal law enforcement agency. Operating under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Justice, the FBI?reports to both the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence. The FBI originated from a force of 阅读 更多 ...
Invoking an image of weathered?cowboys?riding hard on the range, chasing outlaws in a running?gunfight, are the U.S. Marshals of the?Old West. And while those images were “real,” especially with many of the brave men working in Indian Territory under the jurisdiction of “Hanging Judge” Isaac Parker, or in the fledgling western territories of Arizona,?New Mexico,?Montana,?Wyoming,?and 阅读 更多 ...
The Pinkerton National Detective Agency is a private security guard and detective agency established in 1850 by?Scottish immigrant,?Allan Pinkerton.?The organization became famous when Allan Pinkerton?claimed to have foiled a plot to assassinate president-elect Abraham Lincoln, who later hired Pinkerton agents for his personal security during the Civil War. Born in Scotland on August 25, 阅读 更多 ...
Traveling from?Del Rio?to?Sanderson,?Texas, along the?Pecos Trail?is a?ghost town?and ghost ranch experience filled with a rich history. The 120-mile drive is situated in the Chihuahuan Desert, which is broken by numerous small mountain ranges as well as low-level river valleys formed by the Rio Grande and the?Pecos Rivers.? Adventure more here…
Born January 17, 1706, Dr. Benjamin Franklin, a leading Founding Father of the United States, was also an author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. He earned the title of “The First American” for his tireless campaigning for colonial unity. 阅读 更多…
Born January 15, 1929, Martin Luther King, Jr. was a Baptist minister and equal rights activist who was the most visible spokesperson and leader of the?American Civil Rights Movement from the mid-1950s until his assassination in 1968. He is best known for advancing Civil Rights through nonviolence and civil disobedience, inspired by his Christian beliefs and nonviolent activism. Learn 更多…
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Charles Alexander Eastman, aka Ohiyesa, a Santee Sioux?Indian, was the first Native American to be certified in Western medicine, a writer, national lecturer, and reformer. Meet Ohiyesa, Doctor, Author, and Reformer.?
Speakeasies, illegal taverns?that sell?alcoholic beverages, came to an all-time high during the?Prohibition era in the United States from 1920 to 1933. These bars, which were also called blind pigs or blind tigers, were often operated by organized crime members. 阅读 更多…
Holbrook,?Arizona, the county seat of Navajo County, got its start as a railroad town. Primarily called home to?cowboys, cattle ranchers, and railroaders, the settlement soon took on all the vices of a typical?Wild West?town, complete with a?saloon?called the Bucket of Blood. Law and order were non-existent, gambling was popular, and?painted ladies far outnumbered “proper women.” Today it’s a popular stop on Route 66.? Let’s Go Adventure Holbrook Arizona.
Enjoying a burger at the B-Hive while traveling through Colby, Ks.
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