Just after midnight on September 27, 1869, Ellis County Sheriff Wild Bill Hickok and his deputy respond to a report that a local ruffian named Samuel Strawhun and several drunken buddies were tearing up John Bitter’s Beer Saloon in Hays City, Kansas. When Hickok arrived and ordered the men to stop, Strawhun turned to attack him, and Hickok shot him in the head....
How Bill Tilghman’s hunt for outlaw Bill Doolin made the Oklahoma lawman a legend.
When legendary lawman Bill Tilghman was killed in the line of duty in November 1924, his distraught wife, Zoe, was left with $80 and the monumental task of caring for their three sons alone. Inspired by the women who had penned books about their accomplished husbands, including Elizabeth Custer, who was...
The Final Moments of Judy Malinowski,
Judy Malinowski was set ablaze by her ex-boyfriend
Judy Malinowski was the victim of an unimaginable attack, as her ex-boyfriend set her on fire outside an Ohio gas station. Despite sustaining burns over 90% of her body, she fought to survive for two years and was determined to see her attacker brought to justice. Just before her passing, she recorded a...
New Law in Japanese Prefecture Nudges Residents to Laugh Every Day
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There’s a common saying: Laughter is the best medicine — and it seems it’s being taken to heart in one part of Japan. The local government in the Yamagata prefecture has passed a law nudging residents to laugh at least once a day.​We know what you may be thinking, but no, this is...
Railroads were open season for Oklahoma and Indian Territory outlaw gangs.
Glenn Shirley, the late historian of Oklahoma’s frontier history of lawmen and outlaws, said there were more stagecoach and train robberies in the Twin Territories than anywhere on the Western frontier. The first railroad to enter pre-state Oklahoma in 1871, was the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad, known by...
Squatting In Homes Has Become Too Easy
New York City’s squatter laws, and America’s other “pro tenant” legislation, shows that we’re moving away from respect for property rights.
Imagine that you learn a group of people have broken into a home you own and are taking up residence. You change the locks and go kick them out, but they refuse to leave. The...
Stun guns are legal in most states with specific regulations to owning, purchasing, and possession of a stun gun.
See state regulations listed below.
Arizona Stun Gun Laws
Sales Restrictions: ID required to purchase; Cannot purchase online
Arkansas Stun...
Archery used to be required by law for English men.
Throughout the Middle Ages, English men were required by law to practice longbow archery — a mandate that was in place for longer than you might expect. Early laws encouraged practicing archery indirectly: King Henry I, who ruled England from 1100...
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