The Magical History of Unicorns
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Savages and Beasts
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Barney: Be My Friend
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April 3rd is... Pony Express Established (1860), American Circus Day, Armenian Appreciation Day, National Find A Rainbow Day, Fish Fingers and Custard Day, National Chocolate Mousse Day, Don't Go to Work Unless it's Fun Day, National Film Score Day, Tweed Day (1823), World Party Day/P-Day (1996), Weed Out Hate: Sow The Seeds of Greatness Day, Fan Dance Day, National Shoot Your Shot Day, National Inspiring Joy Day, Isle Royale National Park Established (1940), Love A Muslim Day (UK), Jane Goodall Day (Los Angeles), St. Irene's Day
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Pony Express Established (1860)
-- The early coaches of Wells Fargo took twenty days to cross from St. Joseph, Missouri, long considered a great outpost of civilization, to Sacramento. But twenty days to the merchants and bankers of the West Coast seemed an eternity, and so just before the Civil War began, the Pony Express was established. They selected Henry Wallace for the signal honor of inaugurating the Pony Express on April 3, 1860. He made the journey in just 10 days.
Read: West Like Lightning: The Brief, Legendary Ride of the Pony Express
-- On the eve of the Civil War, three American businessmen launched an audacious plan to create a financial empire by transforming communications across the hostile territory between the nation's two coasts. In the process, they created one of the most enduring icons of the American West: the Pony Express. Equally an improbable success and a business disaster, the Pony Express came and went in just eighteen months, but not before uniting and captivating a nation on the brink of being torn apart. Jim DeFelice's brilliantly entertaining West Like Lightning is the first major history of the Pony Express to put its birth, life, and legacy into the full context of the American story.
Pony Express
-- Striking outdoor locations highlight Frank Gruber's story, which details the founding of the Pony Express and how it prevented California from becoming an independent republic. Ruthless killers (Henry Brandon, Stuart Randall) trying to incite a rebellion against the United States employ devious schemes to prevent Buffalo Bill Cody (Charlton Heston) and Wild Bill Hickok (Forrest Tucker) from getting the Pony Express started. Rhonda Fleming and Michael Moore play siblings who are loyal Californians, violently opposed to the Pony Express and statehood. Directed by Jerry Hopper (The Secret of the Incas).
Pony Express Messenger Badge
-- From April 1860 through October 1861, Pony Express messengers carried mail over a hazardous 1,600-mile route. This route took only 10 days to complete. Some of the more known names who rode as Pony Express Messengers were Johnny Fry, John Burnett, Richard Egan, Charlie Cliff, and William Buffalo Bill Cody.
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