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When a truck bomb explodes at the Victoria Hotel officers quarters in Saigon, the bravery of three military policemen saves hundreds of lives. Saigon in the spring of 1966 was fast losing its reputation as the “Pearl of the Orient.” Thousands of motor scooters and Peugeot taxis clogged the streets, and the ancient tamarind trees …
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Frontier Joints Thought Inside the Box To Woo Pleasure-Seeking ClienteleBox houses provided drinks, theater and more private pursuits. A “box house” of 19th-century frontier repute was not a house at all. Nor was it a place for pugilistic endeavors. Th… Read MoreWestering WalkerFur trader and explorer Joe Walker kept up his family’s wandering tradition and contributed mightily to U.S. expansion to the ‘far coast’. At the fur trade rendezvous of 1833 at Ho… Read MoreThe Search for Jessie EvansThe noted outlaw and Lincoln County War player seemingly rode off the pages of history in 1882. But recent research provides clues to his true identity and how he spent his later y… Read MoreHere Be DragonsJohn Wesley Powell’s Colorado River Exploring Expedition completed its rapids-defying Grand Canyon passage 140 years ago, but the disappearance of three members remains a mystery. … Read MoreBat Masterson, Paladin of the PlainsThe legendary lawman and gambler kept moving to answer the call, whether it came from the scales of frontier justice or the mouths of friends and relatives in need. Alternately fid… Read More
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