Rodeo, Granite Mountain Hotshots, and Fourth of July: June 30-July 5 Week in History

This week we celebrate the Fourth of July and the founding of our nation nearly 250 years ago. Also this week in history are several notable events involving our town of Prescott, Arizona, as well as the first bikini and shark attacks along the Jersey Shore. June 30, 2013: Granite Mountain Hotshots On June 30, 2013, nineteen wildland firefighters from the Granite Mountain Hotshots crew died in the Yarnell Hill Fire. The Hotshots crew were from the nearby community of Prescott, Arizona. The Yarnell Hill Fire remains one of the worst firefighter disasters in US history and the deadliest since...

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