After a summer of worrying about which member of Chicago Fireâs finest wouldnât make it out of that explosion alive, Tuesdayâs Season 3 premiere finally identified the shocking victim. RELATED Fall TV Spectacular: Exclusive Scoop and Photos on 42 Returning Favorites, Including Chicago Fire. And the fallen wasâ¦ resident paramedic Shay! That was a bold choice on the showâs part. I fully expected a smaller, supporting character to bite the dust. But by killing off someone as pivotal as Shay, Chi Fire enters Season 3 with a bang, not to mention increased stakes for those she left behind.
Most of the Pony Express horses far outlived the Pony Express. Although most of us know or have at least heard of the Pony Express it only lasted a year. Hollywood may have played a part in making it seem bigger than it really was. The horses that were used were in a lot of cases the rider's person mounts.
Today in History. 1860 - Around midnight, the First Pony Express rider arrived in San Francisco with mail that originated in St. Joseph, Missouri. The first rider left St Joseph at the sound of cannon fire at 7:15 p.m., on Apr. 3 with a pouch that contained 49 letters, five telegrams and miscellaneous papers. 1865 - John Wilkes Booth shot President Abraham Lincoln at a play at Fordâs Theater in Washington, DC.