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Tombstone of Hitler's Parents Comes Down

Dustin Lushing — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:13:15 CDT

Neo-Nazis have lost a familiar haunting ground: The tombstone identifying the burial site of Hitler's parents, Alois and Klara, has been removed from an Austrian cemetery, reports AP . The marker was taken away at the request of a relative, in part because it had become a shrine for extremists. And...

The Wild West Had Gun Laws, and So Should We

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 13:33:05 CST

Following Saturday’s tragic shootings, the Pima County sheriff referred to Arizona as “the Tombstone of the United States,” a clear reference to the silver-mining town that played host to the OK Corral shootout some 130 years ago. "The irony of (his) remark," writes Katherine Benton-Cohen on Politico , “is that Tombstone...

Street Theater Sparks New Showdown at OK Corral

Harry Kimball — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:24:28 CDT

The Old West town of Tombstone, Ariz.—scene of the shootout at the OK Corral—is still swarming with gunmen. Actors, to be sure, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t bitter rivalries. Since a professional troupe rolled into town and started drawing tourists from the main drag to its reenactment,...