Ephraim Brown – Murdered on the Oregon Trail– In 1857, Ephraim Brown organized a wagon train fromSt. Joseph, Missouri. On August 2, the company was camped on the Sweetwater River east of the Continental Divide at South Pass, Wyoming. Here, Ephraim Brown was shot and killed by a man in...
The count is based on wolf tracks and other evidence, including appearance on wilderness cameras, and might be too low, officials said. It also doesn’t include the 10 wolves that weretransportedfrom Oregon to Colorado in December to help reestablish a wolf population there. In addition to th...
Frémont mapped and wrote reports and commentaries on the Oregon Trail to assist and encourage westward-bound American pioneers. Carson achieved national fame through Frémont's accounts of his expeditions. Under Frémont's command, Carson participated in the conquest of Mexican California at the ...
Local media reported that all those detained were Vietnamese nationals. The owners of the hostel, which is now closed, have previously denied serving illicit alcohol, theBBC reported. Vang Vieng has been a fixture on the Southeast Asia backpacker trail since Laos' secretive communist rulers op...
He drifted into movie work during the 1960s, riding in "True Grit" and appearing in TV series such as "The Waltons," "How the West Was Won," "The Oregon Trail" and "Kung Fu." Encouraged by Robert Duvall, Brimley sought out more prominent jobs, and landed the role of a nuclear ...
I-84 passes through Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts, but they aren't connected. This interstate has two stretches on each side of the country with stops in Portland, Boise, Scranton, and Hartford. Both Oregon and Idaho recognize the interstate as th...
trail. His accident happened on January 6th 2005 and he lived for 8 days and died on January 14th. He loved the sport and so do I and I think you guys are doing a great job of getting the word out that our sport is dangerous no matter how old or how good you are. Helmets…...
Aaliyah Dana Haughton, known mononymously as Aaliyah, was a trailblazer in the world of music and film. Born on January 16, 1979, in Brooklyn, New York, she displayed an affinity for the performing arts from an early age. By the time she turned ten, she had already performed on the ...
The acclaimed fantasy and science fiction writer, whose works include “Tales From Earthsea” and “Lathe of Heaven,”diedin her home in Portland, Oregon on Jan. 23. She was 88. Photo credit: Twitter Joel Taylor Taylor, a star of the Discovery Channel reality show “Storm Chasers,”diedon...
Shoppers lined up in throngsatCostcostores across the country this weekend, stocking up on cases of water, trail and rice mixes, paper towels, and other essentials in bulk, amid the deadly coronavirus outbreak. At least one analyst is already anticipating Costco's sales will see a boost, as...