July 2020

The Hidden Outlaw Treasure of Childress County, Texas (Part 3) “A Brief History of Childress County”

The Texas Panhandle was occupied by the nomadic Southern Plains Indians until just after the Civil War.  The Spanish claimed the area first, followed by the United States and then the Republic of Texas.  However, they had not considered the Indians claim and the result was often hostile conflicts when the early Spanish and European-American …

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That “Steely-Eyed Missile Man” from Vinson, Oklahoma

Who was that “steely-eyed missile man” who saved the Apollo 12 Moon Mission on November 14, 1969?  Thirty-six seconds into the launch a lightning strike caused a power surge, instruments malfunctioned and the important telemetry data to mission control was garbled.  The flight director was about to abort the mission, however the “steely-eyed missile man” …

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