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The One and Only ‘Booger’ Was Among History’s Best Rodeo Performers
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When covert operatives went into Italy to retrieve prisoners of war, little went according to plan.
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Sue Robinson rose from an itinerant life as a touring child performer to become an acclaimed dramatic actress.
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Oscar Wilde Bothered and Bewildered Westerners While Touring to Promote Gilbert and Sullivan
Poet and playwright Oscar Wilde was no slouch at drawing crowds, critics and cash during his seven-week ramble of the American West in 1882.
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The Explosion of Mount Hood
One minute this 460-foot-long munition ship was there, then it wasn’t.
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The Poignant Tale Behind a Celebrated Civil War Sketch
To artist Edwin Forbes, William Jackson of the 12th New York was an everyman Union soldier, a “solemn lad… toughened by campaigning.” There was much more to Jackson’s story.
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