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Presents period firearms, photos and a trove of Earp keepsakes. Small-town Tombstone, Arizona (pop. 1,562), remains defined by the 30-second gunfight that broke out nearly 130 years ago in a vacant lot off Fremont Street. Half a million visitors arrive each year to watch the gunfight show at the O.K. Corral and stroll the boardwalks …
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Farmers at Arms: Second Boer War 1899-1902The first modern insurgency—and how the British crushed it. The war in South Africa was over. Field Marshal Lord Frederick Sleigh Roberts, the legendary British commander, marched … Read MoreValor: The Navy’s First POW HeroEdouard Izac U.S. Navy Medal of Honor North Atlantic and Germany June–October 1918 Edouard Izac was born in Iowa in 1891, but grew up speaking German at home. (His father hailed fr… Read MoreWhat Made Redcoats So Tough?They won most major battles—while losing the American War of Independence. The way nations remember history is more important than strict truth, argued 19th century French writer E… Read More1215 and All ThatIn the bitter 13th Century struggle between King John and the upstart English barons, the Magna Carta was far from the last word. Vengeance has been called the true sport of kings,… Read MoreWhat We Learned: from the Arab RevoltIn August 1917, Major T.E. Lawrence—the celebrated “Lawrence of Arabia”—penned a brief guide for British officers who would be assisting Arab forces in their ongoing revolt against… Read More
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