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After two woodcutters decided to rob a train. Tulare County had a couple of good but relatively inexperienced deputy sheriffs in Earl Daggett and Victor Reed. On the night of March 19, 1896, the two lawmen, based in Visalia, California, got the surprise of their lives. They acquitted themselves well under fire and lived to …
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Decision Point in the Lewis and Clark ExpeditionAn unexpected fork in the Missouri River presented a monumental challenge to the leadership of Lewis and Clark. On August 18, 1804, after a conference with some Oto chiefs near pre… Read MoreFailed GambitConservative Senator Nelson Aldrich joined progressive President William H. Taft in supporting a constitutional amendment on federal income taxes because he knew it wouldn’t pass. … Read MoreThe Army Vs. The MobWhen railroad workers ignited a widespread, violent strike in 1877, President Rutherford B. Hayes deployed U.S. troops to end the upheaval—and in doing so strengthened the power of… Read MoreLet’s Make a Deal: The Great CompromiseThere would have been no Constitution without compromise, but politics trumped principles in surprising— and unsettling—ways when it came to slavery. The framers of the Constitutio… Read MoreThe Pawpaw ParadoxA forgotten American treasure makes a comeback. The small maroon bloom is morbidly elegant, not much bigger than a thimble, with an aroma said to faintly resemble rotting flesh. Ju… Read More
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