Wikimedia Commons The Incredible Story of Lozen, Apache Woman Warrior While Joan of Arc fought for France, an Apache woman named Lozen waged her own war across the American Southwest. Born around 1840, this Apache woman fought Mexican and American forces for three decades. She could allegedly sense enemies by turning in circles until her … Read more

Flickr/owamux Po’Pay Po’Pay was born around 1630 in what’s now northern New Mexico. By 1680, he had become the Spanish Empire’s worst nightmare. This quiet medicine man united pueblos across 400 miles to launch a coordinated revolt that drove out every Spanish colonizer for twelve years. Churches burned, priests died, and ancient ways returned. Here’s … Read more

Wikimedia Commons The Piestewa Peak Lori Ann Piestewa made history when she was killed in a Humvee ambush in Iraq on March 23, 2003. The 23-year-old Hopi soldier was the first Native American woman to die in combat and the first woman to die in the Iraq War. Her story goes beyond tragedy. She rescued … Read more

Shutterstock The Four Chaplains of the USAT Dorchester Four men of different faiths stood together as death approached. On February 3, 1943, German torpedoes struck the USAT Dorchester in freezing Atlantic waters. Army chaplains George Fox, Alexander Goode, John Washington, and Clark Poling gave their life jackets to soldiers and prayed as the ship sank. … Read more

Wikimedia Commons/Advanced Source Productions How Don Juan de Oñate almost exterminated the Acoma Puebloans In 1599, Spanish forces wiped out most of the Acoma Pueblo people in one of the worst massacres in American history. Don Juan de Oñate’s revenge campaign killed 800 Native Americans and enslaved the survivors after his nephew died demanding food … Read more

Wikimedia Commons/Our special artist John Brown’s Raid at Harper’s Ferry Most people plan bank heists for money. John Brown planned an armory heist to free slaves. On October 16, 1859, the radical abolitionist and his small band seized the federal weapons depot at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. They hoped to arm enslaved people for a massive … Read more

Wikimedia Commons The iconic flag raising on Mt Suribachi Joe Rosenthal almost missed the shot. The Associated Press photographer climbed Mount Suribachi just as Marines were raising a second, larger flag on February 23, 1945. His quick snap became the most famous war photo ever taken. But the real story started four days earlier when … Read more

Wikimedia Commons/SAS Scandinavian Airlines Jonas Salk: Creator of the polio vaccine, who gave it away for free In 1955, Jonas Salk could have become one of the richest men in America. His polio vaccine was worth billions, but he gave it away for free. “Could you patent the sun?” he famously asked when pressed about … Read more

What started as one man’s dream to save his fading hometown has grown into one of the most surprising attractions in the state. Gary Greff, a former school principal in Regent, began building massive metal sculptures along the otherwise empty stretch of County Highway 21 in 1989. His goal was simple: give drivers a reason … Read more