As a fearsome weapon, the Bowie knife recently donated to the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum speaks for itself. It is 17 inches long, with a bison horn hilt and a sturdy high carbon steel ...

MSU historian’s book explores complex legacy of Cassius Marcellus Clay. Contact: Sarah Nicholas. ... “Clay was an extremely colorful and unique character—famous for using a Bowie knife on his enemies ...

LEXINGTON, Ky., July 22.-Gen. Cassius Marcellus Clay, Minister to Russia under Presidents Lincoln and Johnson, noted abolitionist and author, ... in which his only weapon was a bowie knife.

You have "Muhammad Ali," and below that, "Cassius Clay, Sr." Which is his father. Many people know, obviously, that Muhammad Ali used to be Cassius Clay. In 1964, he actually converted to Islam.

The Beatles met Cassius Clay in February 1964 on a trip to America just before Clay was crowned World Heavyweight Boxing Champion and changed his name to Muhammad Ali.

Like Trump, Clay was incredibly talented, charismatic, brimming with confidence, funny, opinionated, entertaining and underestimated. Neither man drinks. They both led public lives with public ups ...

Perhaps the only modern major public figure with a similar improbable evolution is former heavyweight champion Cassius Marcellus Clay, later known as Muhammad Ali, who, like Trump, was the most ...

Watch the process of forging a stunning basketweave Bowie knife from scratch. The video showcases heating, forging, and shaping the blade, followed by creating the intricate basketweave pattern on ...

The Bowie knife is truly America’s knife. There are towns named after it, and it’s namesake, it’s Arkansas’ official state knife, it has appeared in iconic movies, and a variation of the classic ...

So who was the original Cassius Clay? The simple answer is that he was a prominent abolitionist politician in the mid-1800s. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives and was appointed ...

In the June 3, 1845, issue of Cassius Marcellus Clay’s The True American a diatribe, written by “a Whig” warned all slaveowners to be vigilant for periodicals criticizing slavery. He ...

Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Marcellus Clay, emerged from humble beginnings in Louisville, Kentucky, where he began boxing at the age of 12. His journey to ...