Historically, Johnny Ringo was found dead under a large oak tree with a single gunshot wound to the head, and his revolver having a single fired cartridge in the cylinder. The majority opinion today is Ringo committed suicide (Theory 1). Other than suicide, the second most popular theory (Theory 2) is Wyatt Earp killed Ringo, either in a duel or an ambush. A far less credible theory (Theory 3) that is still popular is Doc Holliday killed Ringo.

for the reasons Hemingway killed himself...there were many. At the age of 61 he had a bad combination of physical and mental ailments caused by a lifetime of neglect and fast living. Mentally he had lost his memory during electroshock treatment at the Mayo clinic. Physically he suffered from rapid weight loss, skin disease, alcoholism, failing eyesight, diabetes, hepatitis, high blood pressure and impotence. See similar questions...

Yes. Honor was vital to Samurai, thus if a Samurai leader was defeated in battle and did not die, he would commit a ritual suicide, called Seppuku. See similar questions...

With the release of the initial two papers describing chromosomal DNA sequences from a Neandertal, I thought I would put together some frequently asked questions and answers to them. I actually have been frequently asked most of these questions this week -- mostly by journalists -- so I think this is a good list. I'll be following up over the next few weeks with additional details, particularly as some of our own work moves forward. See similar questions...

The long answer goes like this. The backlash from the big scene Pola made at Rudolph Valentino's funeral in 1926, followed by her rebound marriage to Prince Serge Mdivani, did hurt her box office draw and her fan mail stateside for a time during the end of the silent period (although internationally her pictures continued to do well). See similar questions...

Actually, "Johnny Nexdor & His Neighbors" is not XTC. It is Sean Altman in multiple roles, with a few friends thrown in for good measure. For those of you not familiar with him, Sean is one of the lead singers of the amazing rock/pop/R&B a capella group, Rockapella. Sean co-wrote "Change My World" with his friend and collaborator Billy Straus; the song is their tribute to XTC's style. Johnny Nexdor is not XTC. But it's pretty obvious that Sean Altman was doing his best A.P. See similar questions...

Yes, we are! We are limited by county regulations to a maximum of 65 cats and kittens at any one time at Safe Haven. However, we have about another 50 cats, kittens, and/or dogs in foster care with our hard-working volunteer foster "parents." It is painful for us to have to turn away animals in need, which is one reason we have an aggressive spay/neuter program in our county. See similar questions...

It was not until long after the Battle of Tewkesbury that the blame for Edward of Lancaster's death was laid at Richard III's door. There was never any such accusation in contemporary accounts. A Yorkist chronicler wrote, "The prince was taken fleeing the townwards, and slain in the field." The Lancastrian chronicler, Warkworth also stated, "and there was slain in the field Prince Edward, which cried for succour to his brother-in-law the Duke of Clarence. See similar questions...

Shakespeare would have us believe that Richard III was also single-handedly responsible for the death of Henry VI. In the play, the death of this feeble monarch at the hand of Richard III, was just another indication of the playwright showing Richard's ruthlessness in removing any roadblocks on his way to gaining the throne. The historical facts indicate otherwise. On Tuesday, May 21 1471, after winning the Battle of Tewkesbury, Edward IV triumphantly entered his capital city of London. See similar questions...

The weight of the available evidence indicates that LHO (acting alone) did indeed kill Kennedy. Because of the untimely murder of LHO by Jack Ruby, we will never know for certain his motive for this crime. However, the following list of motives is based on solid evidence: There is evidence that suggests that LHO was emotionally unbalanced and acted against JFK at least partly because of this factor. See similar questions...

Ringo did indeed play the drums; EMI studio documentation proves he was present and was paid for sessions in the group. The only exceptions: he played tambourine to Andy White's drums on one take of "Love Me Do" in 1962 (producer George Martin wasn't sure Ringo was good enough---he'd just joined the Beatles at that time), and for a week in August 1968 Ringo took off during the White Album sessions, distressed at the group's animosity. Paul and John filled in for him till he returned. See similar questions...

I have a research based Doctorate of Education. Additionally, my real job is Director of Technology for a small rural Texas school district. Our Vocational Agriculture instructor first started calling me Doc. Some of the high school coaching staff soon did likewise. The rest is, as they say, history. See similar questions...

Yes. Coyote, wolves, bears, mountain lions, foxes, eagles, hawks, wild pigs, dogs, feral cats, and ravens kill lambs, sheep, kids, goats, calves, foals and other livestock. The losses can be substantial. In some ranch areas, losses to predators, primarily from coyote, but also from wolves, bears, mountain lions, lynx, bobcats, wolverines, eagles, and hawks are often the difference between profit and serious losses for sheep raisers. See similar questions...

Okay, here's the story about the notorious donation drive. In January of 2003, I got it in my head that if I asked my readers to donate a year's salary, I'd quit my day job and work on the comic. I'd offer a free section of the site and oh, it would be glorious! It didn't work. No biggie. It didn't hurt me, either. I endeed up unemployed for a little while, but was able to survive thanks to reader kindness. Flash forward to May of 2004. See similar questions...

Not really, although she did, only briefly, allow herself to be manipulated off her feet by Chaplin, but not without some deep-down and quickly-corrected reservations. Charlie Chaplin's manipulative and abusive personality is well documented-the same patterns persist in each of the surviving memoirs by three of his lovers (Lita Grey, Georgia Hale, and May Reeves). See similar questions...

Absolutely! In every picture or home movie I have ever seen of Pola and Rudy together, Pola's countenance is like that of a little girl in a candy store. Pola was clearly infatuated with her Rudy, and because Rudy died before the "honeymoon" (so to speak) was over, Pola continued to have a vision of Rudy as the perfect man-something she never completely got over. See similar questions...

The previous class reunions ´86, ´85, ´84, and ´83 hired a reunion coordinator but we´re going to do it on our own. See similar questions...

Although it never a good practice to harm vampires (being a hunter won't get you any points on this newsgroup), let alone kill them, some of the more favored methods of destroying a vampire are included in section [2.04] in the Traditional FAQ located at http://www.altvampyres.net/newsgroup/faq. See similar questions...

Not likely. There have been documented cases of malignant chances associated with Endometriosis and higher risks of certain cancers in women with the disease, but Endometriosis itself is classified as a benign illness. See similar questions...

The Navarros have a friend who works for the magazine and simply asked him for a job. It wasn't meant to be a serious inquiry or to write about anything in a serious manner, but they got the job as film reviewers and often wrote about films they've never seen. It can be quite a humorous read. Incidentally, they've also written other pieces for Bikini, including an interview with Salma Hayek. See similar questions...