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November 24, 2023
The first commercially successful barbed wire was patented by an American farmer on Nov. 24, 1874. Joseph Farwell Glidden invented the effective product.
April 28, 2023
In schools students are taught national and international history, but very rarely are they taught local history when it is just as important. Knowing the history of the town you grew up in, are attending school in and/or are working in is an essential part of getting to know the community and how it came...
February 17, 2023
One hundred and fifty years ago, a DeKalb farmer created a legacy in DeKalb. His original home is still in place, but most people don’t realize what it is.
November 24, 2022
Today is the 327th day of 2022. There are 38 days left in the year. TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT 1993: Two 11-year-old British boys are convicted in the murder of a Liverpool toddler. OTHER EVENTS 1859...
September 15, 2022
Since its invention a century and a half ago, barbed wire has left a trail of blood in its wake. First developed to keep livestock in or out, it was swiftly put to use to divide humanity into the haves and the have nots. If Google Maps were honest, it would show barbed wire everywhere – in combat zones, along national borders, around ranches, schools, and prisons. For my recent book, I took a look at how things got to this point: a brief history of the Devil’s Rope.
January 30, 2022
Amarillo got its start In late 1876 when Charles Goodnight drove a herd of longhorn cattle into Palo Duro Canyon to begin the first Panhandle ranch.
January 28, 2022
Amarillo got its start In late 1876 when Charles Goodnight drove a herd of longhorn cattle into Palo Duro Canyon to begin the first Panhandle ranch.
January 28, 2022
Amarillo got its start In late 1876 when Charles Goodnight drove a herd of longhorn cattle into Palo Duro Canyon to begin the first Panhandle ranch.
January 28, 2022
Amarillo got its start In late 1876 when Charles Goodnight drove a herd of longhorn cattle into Palo Duro Canyon to begin the first Panhandle ranch.
December 19, 2021
The invention of the hedgerow had a transformative effect on the English countryside that is well documented. Barbed wire had the same effect on the Ame...