Stories:Old West & Beyond 04/02/24
"There is nothing to be learned from the second kick of a mule." -Mark Twain
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Good morning. It's Tuesday, April 2, 2024. This is National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day...National Ferret Day...and National Reconciliation Day
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STORY MENU
The Merchant of Deadwood...Weapons of War...Solar Eclipse...Booze Bottle Memorial...Reindeer Cyclone...Cool Towns...Chicago Mary... Batter Up!...Tears and Cooking.
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WILD WEST
Seth Bullock came to Deadwood, South Dakota, to open a business. Because of his background, he also served as county sheriff in an area considered more lawless than lawful. “Man from Deadwood."
The Gatling gun ranked among the top ten 19th-century weapons that changed the face of warfare.
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S P E C I A L
Next Monday, April 8, the moon passes between the Sun and the Earth. This will cast a shadow on Earth, better known as the Solar Eclipse.
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FIVE STORIES FROM HERE & THERE
1—PLACE TO EXPLORE
In a small town in Alabama, a wife buried her husband between gravestones shaped like whiskey bottles. Here’s why.
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2—SURVIVAL
Watch reindeer enter survival mode when a drone catches a herd forming a hypnotic cyclone.
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3—URBAN LIFE
Juneau, Alaska, Bloomington, Indiana, and Bozeman, Montana, rank among the coolest small towns in America.
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4—CRIME
Born in Ireland, Mary Ann Duignan was anything but a sweet Irish lass. In the late 19th century, she traveled to America to secure her place in crime history as the most dangerous woman in the world.
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5—SPORTS
Historians say although the credit for developing baseball is often credited to Abner Doubleday, the real history is a bit more involved.
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
I enjoy cooking, and onions rank among my favorite vegetables. But they don’t like me. Heck, they don’t like you either. Onions make everyone cry.
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REFLECTION
"Whenever people talk to me about the weather, I always feel certain that they mean something else."--Oscar Wilde
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