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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...outlaw Big Harpe, who terrorized the Ohio Valley about 1800, had "coarse hair of a fiery redness." William Clarke Quantrill, the murderous Civil War guerrilla, was a redhead. So was Wild Bill Hickock, and Jack McCall who killed him. The records, Dr. von Hentig says, are thick with "Big Reds," "Reddys," and "Red Mikes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Quick on the Draw | 9/1/1947 | See Source »

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