Hollywood Wild West
Many Wild West movies typically saw this kind of robbery take place - A gross exaggeration from the truth
Bank Robberies
One in four cowboys were of these two prominent ethnic backgrounds.
African American and Mexican
This beverage was considered safer to drink than the water - Even for children
Beer
The president known for his "Great Society" programs
Lyndon B Johnson
It's always good to par cook this before placing it in a crock pot.
Meats
A major clothing inaccuracy is seen in many wild west films. Cowboys used suspenders, not these.
Belts. The Belt loops were not invented until the 1910's and didn't become standard until the 1920's.
The Wild West began after this war
The Civil War
Victorian Era obsession with death took on a whole new meaning when "Egyptomania" hit! The Elite were known to host these types of parties.
Mummy Unwrapping Parties
His real name at birth was Leslie Lynch King Jr and was an infant when his parents separated. He was then renamed after his stepfather.
Gerald Ford
This was Rival's biggest contribution to the slow cooker. I guess you can say it put the Pot in the crock or the crock in the pot.
Hollywood portrayed this food as a quick snack at a fire. In real life it was a wild west family's primary food source.
Beans! As for meat, most wild west families dried their meats or used a lot of salt to preserve things such as pork belly.
Stetson's hat he created in 1865 wasn't called a "Cowboy Hat". It was known as this.....
Boss of the Plains Hat. This hat honestly wasn't very popular. Most cowboys preferred bowler hats or anything else they could get their hands on.
This poison was common in female cosmetics and men even used it for libido purposes.
Arsenic
He renamed the presidential retreat in Maryland from Shangrila to Camp David to honor his grandson.
Dwight D Eisenhower
This company began in the mid 1950's and really upped the game with its ceramic pot with an 8-9 hour cook time
The West Bend Connection
This iconic gun wasn't invented until 1873 but somehow appears in many wild west films about the 1850's and 1860's.
Peacemaker (Colt Single Action Army SAA)
Look out Maverick! If you are entering a town, you may want to check their strict laws that may ban this....
Guns! 1881 O.K. Corral in Tombstone began because cowboys refused to abide by the towns strict ordinance of public fire arms.
Can't afford a bed? That's ok! you could pay 2 cents for a seat on a bench and sleep upright leaning on a rope. It gets cut at 5AM to wake you up which lead to this popular phrase.
2 Penny Hangover
He was the last Civil War veteran to serve as president.
William McKinley
Prior to the Rival Company take over in 1971, the crock pot was originally called this...
Naxon Beanery
If there is one thing Hollywood got right with the Wild West, it was this popular garment worn by women. A loose fitting dress that allowed easy movement - Named after a popular nursery rhyme from 1804
The Mother Hubbard
Escaping slavery, he was the first black Deputy US marshal west of the Mississippi.
Bass Reeves - He spoke several Native American Languages and was a gun fighter, farmer, scout, tracker and a railroad agent.
Coffin Box
He served as an artillery officer in France and is considered the only combat veteran of WWI to become president.
Harry Truman
The slow cooker invention was inspired by this slow cooked Jewish stew
Cholent.