The Gunfight at the OK Corral may be the single most famous shootout in history. It has been immortalized in numerous movies, TV shows, and books. But the reality is that we are still not sure exactly what happened.
OK Corral
Monthly Archives: November 2016
Snipers in the Civil War
“They couldn’t hit an elephant at this distance.” The last words of Union General John Sedgwick, at the Battle of Spotsylvania.
Whitworth sniper rifle, on display at the Tennessee State Museum in Nashville
JFK, Santa Claus, and Nuclear Testing
In 1961, at the height of the Cold War, an 8-year old girl wrote a letter to President Kennedy, asking him to help protect Santa Claus from nuclear bombs.
“Yes, Michelle–Santa Claus is OK”
The History of Islam in Indonesia
Despite what many Americans might think, the most populous Muslim country in the world is not located in the Middle East. The Southeast Asian island nation of Indonesia has over 200 million followers of Islam–roughly one out of eight of all the Muslims in the world. And their history goes all the way back to at least the early 1200’s.
The Gombe Chimpanzee War
Between 1974 and 1978, a tribal war raged in Tanzania. After the death of a local leader, two rival factions were formed which engaged in classic guerrilla warfare. In the end, the northern group systematically eliminated the southern group, killing nearly all of them–even the children–and kidnapping the survivors.
But the unique factor in this war was that all of the participants were Chimpanzees.
Florida’s Invaders: Kudzu
The Kudzu may well be the most famous invasive plant species in the world. It has been celebrated and condemned in poetry and in folk music, and has been notably referred to as “the vine that ate the South”.
Kudzu photo from USFWS
Icons of Aviation History: MiG-29
The MiG-29 was the last of the Soviet-era fighters to be introduced during the Cold War. With a series of modifications and upgrades, it is still serving across the world as a frontline fighter.
Hidden History 