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McCanles Gang

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The McCanles Gang (sometimes misspelled McCandless Gang) was an alleged outlaw gang active in the early 1860s that was accused of train robbery, bank robbery, cattle rustling, horse theft, and murder. [1]

36 relations: American frontier, Astronaut, Beatrice, Nebraska, Bowie knife, Bruce McCandless, Bruce McCandless II, Buffalo Bill, Byron McCandless, Captain (United States), Cattle raiding, DuBois, Pennsylvania, Extravehicular activity, Fairbury, Nebraska, Florence, Colorado, Gang, Harper's Magazine, Horse theft, Kessinger Publishing, Major Israel McCreight, Medal of Honor, NASA, Navy Cross, Nebraska State Historical Society, Nebraska Territory, Outlaw, Pony Express, Rear admiral (United States), Rock Creek Station, Southern United States, Stagecoach, Train robbery, United States Navy, Watauga County, North Carolina, Wild Bill Hickok, World War I, World War II.

American frontier

The American frontier comprises the geography, history, folklore, and cultural expression of life in the forward wave of American expansion that began with English colonial settlements in the early 17th century and ended with the admission of the last mainland territories as states in 1912.

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Astronaut

An astronaut or cosmonaut is a person trained by a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft.

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Beatrice, Nebraska

→ Beatrice is a city in and the county seat of Gage County, Nebraska.

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Bowie knife

A Bowie knife is a pattern of fixed-blade fighting knife created by James Black in the early 19th century for Jim Bowie, who had become famous for his use of a large knife at a duel known as the Sandbar Fight.

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Bruce McCandless

Bruce McCandless I (August 12, 1911 – January 24, 1968) was an officer of United States Navy who received the Medal of Honor during World War II for his heroism on board the, during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, November 13, 1942.

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Bruce McCandless II

Bruce McCandless II (June 8, 1937 – December 21, 2017) was a U.S. naval officer and aviator, electrical engineer, and NASA astronaut.

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Buffalo Bill

William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody (February 26, 1846 – January 10, 1917) was an American scout, bison hunter, and showman.

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Byron McCandless

Commodore Byron McCandless (September 5, 1881 – May 30, 1967) was a longtime U.S. Navy officer who was awarded the Navy Cross during World War I and the Legion of Merit during World War II.

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Captain (United States)

In the United States uniformed services, captain is a commissioned-officer rank.

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Cattle raiding

Cattle raiding is the act of stealing cattle.

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DuBois, Pennsylvania

DuBois is a city and most populous community in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Extravehicular activity

Extravehicular activity (EVA) is any activity done by an astronaut or cosmonaut outside a spacecraft beyond the Earth's appreciable atmosphere.

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Fairbury, Nebraska

Fairbury is a city and county seat of Jefferson County, Nebraska, United States.

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Florence, Colorado

Florence is a Statutory City located in Fremont County, Colorado, United States.

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Gang

A gang is a group of associates, friends or members of a family with a defined leadership and internal organization that identifies with or claims control over territory in a community and engages, either individually or collectively, in illegal, and possibly violent, behavior.

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Harper's Magazine

Harper's Magazine (also called Harper's) is a monthly magazine of literature, politics, culture, finance, and the arts.

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Horse theft

Horse theft is the crime of stealing horses.

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Kessinger Publishing

Kessinger Publishing LLC is an American print on demand publishing company located in Whitefish, Montana that specializes in rare, out of print books.

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Major Israel McCreight

Major Israel McCreight (Oglala Lakota: Cante Tanke ("Great Heart")(Čhaŋté Tȟáŋka) in Standard Lakota Orthography) (April 22, 1865 – October 13, 1958) is notable in American history as a Progressive Era banker, conservationist and expert on Native American culture and policy.

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Medal of Honor

The Medal of Honor is the United States of America's highest and most prestigious personal military decoration that may be awarded to recognize U.S. military service members who distinguished themselves by acts of valor.

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NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research.

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Navy Cross

The Navy Cross is the United States military's second-highest decoration awarded for valor in combat.

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Nebraska State Historical Society

History Nebraska, formally the Nebraska State Historical Society is a Nebraska state agency, founded in 1878 to "encourage historical research and inquiry, spread historical information...

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Nebraska Territory

The Territory of Nebraska was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 30, 1854, until March 1, 1867, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Nebraska.

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Outlaw

In historical legal systems, an outlaw is declared as outside the protection of the law.

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Pony Express

The Pony Express was a mail service delivering messages, newspapers, and mail.

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Rear admiral (United States)

Rear admiral in the United States refers to two different ranks of commissioned officers — one-star flag officers and two-star flag officers.

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Rock Creek Station

Rock Creek Station was a stagecoach and Pony Express station in southeastern Nebraska, near the present-day village of Endicott.

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Southern United States

The Southern United States, also known as the American South, Dixie, Dixieland, or simply the South, is a region of the United States of America.

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Stagecoach

A stagecoach is a four-wheeled public coach used to carry paying passengers and light packages on journeys long enough to need a change of horses.

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Train robbery

Train robbery is a type of robbery, in which the goal is to steal money or other valuables being carried aboard trains.

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United States Navy

The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States.

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Watauga County, North Carolina

Watauga County, from the North Carolina Collection's website at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Wild Bill Hickok

James Butler Hickok (May 27, 1837 – August 2, 1876), better known as "Wild Bill" Hickok, was a folk hero of the American Old West known for his work across the frontier as a drover, wagon master, soldier, spy, scout, lawman, gunfighter, gambler, showman, and actor.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCanles_Gang

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