After the internet goes, I'll be applying for this job field.
@d3vond3 жыл бұрын
👍
@ericmadsen74703 жыл бұрын
But instead of one horse, you would have 200 to 500 horses.
@Mr.LaughingDuck3 жыл бұрын
Meanwhile, in Texas...
@afinoxi3 жыл бұрын
@Isaac Vaughn if I ever see his name on the list , I'm pulling out of that job.
@noobguy35473 жыл бұрын
Eh. Just play new vegas
@manuelacosta94633 жыл бұрын
Hard to believe such a legendary institution only existed for such a short period of time. Later pop culture sure made it seem like that was not the case. Kudos to those brave riders.
@S0ULJA0063 жыл бұрын
The idea itself wasn’t new. This practice was done in ancient times. The company just figured to reuse this and jackpot. It’s free real estate.
@manuelacosta94633 жыл бұрын
@@S0ULJA006 True. But that jackpot sure didn't get far enough, and some of those riders met tragic ends in the civil war.
@comradekenobi69083 жыл бұрын
It was inspired by a similar idea from the Mongol Empire
@sinaaafshar41543 жыл бұрын
in America maybe but it existed in Persia from Ancient Persian Empire until later 19th century and arrival of Telegram
@Pulang_Diwa3 жыл бұрын
I agree. As a non American i was baffled at the dates on the title. I figured there must be more explanation. But apparently it literally just lasted a year and fizzled out.
@nicholasmontgomery85943 жыл бұрын
I'm from St. Joseph and our city loves the pony express. We even have a statue of a rider in our town square.
@stormerkromy9883 жыл бұрын
I would love to see that. History is fascinating
@JohnDoe-vf2yo3 жыл бұрын
I loved St. Joseph when I was there. My favorite places were the Glore psychiatric museum and the Heaton-Bowman-Smith funeral museum.
@jamesbednar86253 жыл бұрын
Have been to St Jo and the Patee House Museum & Jesse James House. Only live about a 2.5 hour drive from there. Marysville, KS, also has a statue of the Pony Express, as well as, one of the original stables. Gothenburg, KS, still has one of the original relay stations. Always enjoy exploring the Pony Express, Oregon, and California Trails in NE Kansas, and SE Nebraska. Also, am not to far from the Santa Fe Trail either.
@goatwavy76643 жыл бұрын
I’m also from saint Joseph
@telorin073 жыл бұрын
Nice
@afinoxi3 жыл бұрын
14 year old rider going across 1860s America and killing 7 of his assailants before going down ? Damn. What a chad.
@lasombra14693 жыл бұрын
Something you no longer see with todays generation...
@afinoxi3 жыл бұрын
@@lasombra1469 okay boomer
@giuseppenasca20913 жыл бұрын
@@afinoxi well he's right in some way
@tacticalfall45053 жыл бұрын
@@lasombra1469 I’m gonna do what I can to change that
@tacticalfall45053 жыл бұрын
@@giuseppenasca2091 well yes, in some way. The unfortunate side effect of “protective” laws is that youth aren’t made to be or seen as actual people
@bobholly38433 жыл бұрын
I remember reading one rider was killed by natives, but his horse, who knew the way by instinct by that point, continued to the next station & inadvertently still delivered the mail.
@Welsh71333 жыл бұрын
To anyone who is wondering, the background music is called “Horses to water”
@vepothingo2 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@pyeitme5083 жыл бұрын
Wish for video about the M1911A1 and the 45ACP in the future.
@NemechekFan873 жыл бұрын
Same here
@Hamsteak3 жыл бұрын
I agree 👍
@dankcitrus423 жыл бұрын
Yes
@Student0Toucher3 жыл бұрын
Lol the pony express ended because the USSR influenced our politicians to disrupt our communication systems
@lasombra14693 жыл бұрын
Since they gave us a video about the M1 Garand i agree
@brianfinlay58173 жыл бұрын
The Pony Express was an nickname for the service. The official name was The Overland Express Route. It cut the travel time from the Atlantic to the Pacific to 10 days which was half the time normal delivery took by train or wagon coach. It was the only delivery service for many prospectors in the mountains during the gold rush. Riders had strict limits on the weight of their mail bags being no more than 20 pounds. In all of its troubles, the service only lost 1 bag of mail, and that was found and delivered to a Post Office 2 years later.
@lasombra14693 жыл бұрын
14 year old in the 1860's: *Delivers mail while being raided by native americans and dies bravely* 14 year olds today: *doing cringe tiktok dances, dangerous and stupid challenges*
@snorkyfroggy12833 жыл бұрын
I'm not even surprised we went to this
@matthewbrady3273 жыл бұрын
😂
@shanewebb33413 жыл бұрын
@@snorkyfroggy1283 tbf its only because idiots are fun to laugh at and get more famous because of that. I remember reading about a 14 year old shooting a burglar to protect his 6 year old sister just a few years ago.
@randomnameidk4293 жыл бұрын
He died trespassing through someone’s land.
@brano131773 жыл бұрын
@La Sombra What a very boomer quote.
@itaybron3 жыл бұрын
These dang whipper snappers and their new fangled telegraph machines!
@Blalack773 жыл бұрын
If I'm not mistaken, it seems like one of the last living Pony Express riders used to live near me. She lived by a big creek at a point that is really popular for launching canoes and kayaks. You would just pay her a few bucks and cut through her field and launch. She was up over 100 years old years ago when I still used to go kayaking. Seems like I remember reading about her being a Pony Express rider in the newspaper right around the time she died. Maybe I'm mistaken or something - maybe it was just something similar - but that's the way I understood it.
@bluemonza13 ай бұрын
No females rode .
@Klint_Izwudd3 жыл бұрын
Postmen then: "I rode miles through enemy territory risking my life to deliver your birthday card." Postmen now: "I knocked once and immediately fucked off because I can't be expected to wait for someone to reach the door."
@palgameruk89963 жыл бұрын
I used to work for securicor pony express in the uk, never got to shoot anyone though... As much as i would have liked.
@debmalyabanerjee51543 жыл бұрын
I reported a dumbass
@brit14033 жыл бұрын
@RITA - F**UСК МЕ stop it
@thotslayer69463 жыл бұрын
@@debmalyabanerjee5154 I reported a snowflake.
@steelrain7143 жыл бұрын
Wow, this is one of the first videos from simple history i jave enjoyed in a long time. No sponsor that takes up 1/4 of the run time, no click bait title/thumbnail, and was overall very professional.
@tylerperazzo3133 жыл бұрын
I live in Nevada there are several pony express stations near by; if you are able I recommend visiting these historical locations. Fort Churchill, pretty cool.
@BrandonMcCabe3 жыл бұрын
I’d like to see a video on the history of scalping and the significance behind it.
@ChrisKane-3 жыл бұрын
Desire to reinstall Red Dead 2 INTENSIFIES🤠
@jacobrobinson71773 жыл бұрын
I’d have that too if I uninstalled it
@bigbigmurphy3 жыл бұрын
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa~aaaaaaaaaaaa
@anoriginalname4103 жыл бұрын
Desire to even get Red Dead 2 intensifies for me since I don't even have it lol (yes this comment is late, no I don't care)
@ydlmav3 жыл бұрын
@@anoriginalname410 his comment is older than the video itself lol
@crusty_cookie30993 жыл бұрын
@@ydlmav cuz the video is unlisted
@garand-clips3 жыл бұрын
My third great grandfather rode with the Pony Express. He experienced it all... Indian attacks, Gunfights, Hard winters. Man lived a thousand different lives. They truly don’t build em like they used to. R.I.P Joseph Barney Wintle 1841-1916 🙏🇺🇸
@curraheewolf3 жыл бұрын
I always wondered about the Pony Express. Thank you for sharing!
@StormLaker3 жыл бұрын
For some odd reason I thought the pony express started in the 1840's or 1850's and lasted until the telegraph and trains put it out of business. Shame on me....I minored in History in college, lol.
@mxkinist3 жыл бұрын
me too lmao. mandela effect
@madogthefirst3 жыл бұрын
It is understandable as much as it is said about it you'd think it was a staple for many years.
@DunkmasterXXL3 жыл бұрын
That damn Wells Fargo looks like they might have a habit of forgetting about their employees..
@MSW963 жыл бұрын
Just happened to close my account with them several days ago. So very glad I did.
@AlmostCoolGuys3 жыл бұрын
This is awesome I love the branching out. Old west, feudal Japan, and medieval/Renaissance videos would be pretty sweet to watch your guys style on it. Keep up the great work.
@jackiereynolds28882 жыл бұрын
If you lived in Boston and wanted to contact someone in Sacramento prior to ~ 1860, - it took months. Communication was by way of steamship all the way around the hemisphere - one way ! Depending on destination the river systems might be utilized by paddle or keel boat but these invariably were only opportunities going north-south and as far west as Independence Missouri. Once fur trappers, mining interests, explorers and cartographers had been establishing navigatable routes, the overland stage made the trip cross-country quicker but it still took several weeks at least. The Pony Express was a uniquely American enterprise. The most expedient thus far - but riddled with various limiting factors. It remained operating for only about a year and a half. The company wanted very young unmarried males. A limit to the rider's weight was paramount, as was proficiency with firearms. 'Changeover stations' were about every 25 or 30 miles unless one was 'taken out' by natives. The men made exceptionally good pay owing to the extreme danger and hazards. The Pony Express has had a very romantic image associated with it owing to the pay- risks - and ride; the lone or maverick status of riders, and it's brief and powerful exit from American history. After the war, the telegraph came into it's own, and railroad interests raced for the west coast, - these things also contributed to The 'Pony's' relatively quick cessation.
@Bigchilezlife3 жыл бұрын
United Sates Postal Service : Well get there in no less than 5 minutes Pony Express : I get it there in 4 days
@demonprinces173 жыл бұрын
Pony Express faster than the PO
@mozambique91134 ай бұрын
5 minutes with modern strutures like highway and roads 4 days with lone horse in the wild wasteland of the 1800s with no surrounding shops or people
@Hamsteak3 жыл бұрын
Amazing how fast technology changes everything
@sszarlacki3 жыл бұрын
My little pony taken to a whole new level
@storyteller88873 жыл бұрын
Wild West never gets old :')
@terrimoore84332 жыл бұрын
yep
@therandomsoldier7103 жыл бұрын
Me who learned about the pony express in 5th grade: Oh I know this.
@clonetrooper11673 жыл бұрын
Exactly!
@glitchy_weasel3 жыл бұрын
Yo! I vaguely remember it, yeah.
@thelegoguy94903 жыл бұрын
I did in 4th grade lol
@freddyboy8003 жыл бұрын
That's one weird school you went to
@therandomsoldier7103 жыл бұрын
@@freddyboy800 I lived in the desert area of California. It was there own history
@bigdapramirez61573 жыл бұрын
Thanks for another wild west episode! Really love them!👍
@pyeitme5083 жыл бұрын
Need video about the Bradley IFVs in the future.
@df0063 жыл бұрын
That would be awesome I would love to hear about its development I heard it was interesting
@billyteflon13223 жыл бұрын
KZbin Pentagon Wars Bradley Evolution. This is how it usually works out.
@df0063 жыл бұрын
@Jacob Klein he is a member he paid for early access
@pyeitme5083 жыл бұрын
@@df006 thanks for telling
@df0063 жыл бұрын
@@pyeitme508 np
@Iraqi_TopG3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video As a non-American, if it wasn’t for this video, I would’ve never understood a single pony express joke
@saulgoodmangaming34603 жыл бұрын
Pony Express - TransContinental Railroad - Telegraph - Telephone.....I GET IT NOW!
@cliffschannel80367 ай бұрын
I have Spanish Mustangs, the breed that the Pony Express. One heckuva durable horse. These mustangs win the long distance races.
@eypick69873 жыл бұрын
2:50 man what an American legend. I’m surprised I’ve never heard of this boy.
@NebulusDerg3 жыл бұрын
Attempt #4 Should add a series on every WW2 operation
@Nuclear_Potato-rt8pl3 жыл бұрын
Yes
@buttersstotch79813 жыл бұрын
This gave me a nostalgic feeling from that one Lucky Luke comic book :)
@Nuclear_Potato-rt8pl3 жыл бұрын
Butters! You are grounded mister
@deanbrown98476 ай бұрын
My kids Love you're videos thanks for the awesome history lessons 😄😊
@coon1993 жыл бұрын
Wow, in 1861 they can deliver mail anywhere in the country in just a few days but it takes 2 weeks for my package to arrive by plane and car.
@TheRedHeadedBuilder3 жыл бұрын
Simple History is an awsome channel. It would be cool to see them do a few one off pro wrestling videos. Like Dark Side of the Ring on Vice tv. Tell some of the tragic or downright insane real life storys of wrestlings rich history. Its a business where fact is often stranger than fiction.
@FunkiestMonke3 жыл бұрын
History is the best subject 🔥
@christinamorra-tiu29603 жыл бұрын
14 year olds in the wild west: *shooting for food taking care to the farm have jobs* 14 years old now: bro give you 10 bucks if you scream I Like fish OH BET
@leewooboi3 жыл бұрын
Sorry there are gun safety laws.
@gallantcavalier33063 жыл бұрын
Another outstanding video from this amazing channel. I hope to see the U.S Cavalry on this channel soon, either fighting in the Civil War or on the western plains.
@jovanweismiller71143 жыл бұрын
A couple of points. The Pony Express was not part of the US Post Office. It was a private company, owned and operated by the Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Company. Second, what you referred to as 'staging stations' were called 'home stations' where the rider was replaced by a new one.. Between them were 'swing stations' where a new horse was ready at each of them. The distances varied widely. For instance, between the home stations of Seneca and Marysville, KS, there is a distance of just over 30 miles. Between the two, there were two swing stations, Ash Point and Guittard's. Marysville is about 112 miles west of St Joseph, and there were only two home stations between them, with 11 relay stations strung out along the route, so the average distance between them was less than 10 miles. Whilst I'm not an expert by any means, I did grow up on the trail, have often visited the Pony Express Museum in my hometown of Marysville and the museum in the Hollenberg relay station, the only unaltered Pony Express building on the route. Also, growing up, I had friends who lived in the (very much altered) Guittard's relay station building.
@helloimskip3 жыл бұрын
14 year old in the 1860's: Riding a horse through the country, passing in Indian territory, in the start of the Civil War. 14 year old nowadays: Cringe TikToks, Belly Eyelash, Cringe "Deep" posts, Thinks it can commit murder and can get away with it but it can't ask for extra ketchup in McDonalds, uses Depression and Suicide for attention. (Wait isn't the last one Gacha Kids?)
@thestrangeones21632 жыл бұрын
For the last one, yes and it’s the same for a bunch of other types of kids
@Homerboy443 жыл бұрын
"Y'all got a parcel!" - Fairly Odd Parents - Odd, Odd West
@crr311sux53 жыл бұрын
You should make one on Wild Bill Hickock, also, Billy is holding a colt SAA, which was first produced in 1873.
@justinmorales63423 жыл бұрын
The animation in this video is amazing 🤩 !
@CJ_14063 жыл бұрын
My Little Pony in real life, colorized.
@mswijn3 жыл бұрын
I found this random comment Aaaaaa
@elbandzioro3 жыл бұрын
1:11 yeah they "came up" with a technique that was known through the ages before US of A even existed
@ihavetowait90daystochangem673 жыл бұрын
Cowboy advice 1) Be rooting 2) Be tootin 3) be good at shooting 4) be nice
@earthenjadis81993 жыл бұрын
"Ingenious solution"? Weren't the Romans doing relay postal services 2000 years prior?
@alexsigmon31583 жыл бұрын
The incans did this 24/7 as well, minus the horses of course
@schlawa3 жыл бұрын
Since the 1500's there was an established postal service with riders in central Europe - (Germany (Holy Roman Empire), Austria, Netherlands etc.)
@christosvoskresye3 жыл бұрын
I think the Persians were doing it first.
@comradekenobi69083 жыл бұрын
The ones who did it frequently over VERY long distances in hostile terrain Were the Mongols
@shombustherhombus43573 жыл бұрын
Genghis Khan had a similar system but he had riders jump from horse to horse to cut all time loss
@iamnotarealhacke12873 жыл бұрын
Comments: 4 days ago Video: 16 seconds ago What. Edit: oh yeah they're exclusive members
@Sterge083 жыл бұрын
Yeah I just noticed that. What’s that all about?
@Sterge083 жыл бұрын
I think they are exclusive members or something, as they can get videos a bit earlier
@brotherismad3 жыл бұрын
its because of the members they have early access to the videos
@Nuclear_Potato-rt8pl3 жыл бұрын
They also have a military rank insignia badge by their name on this channel
@dagnir19603 жыл бұрын
This video was really good and very helpfull!
@aztroboy14503 жыл бұрын
I read it as "The Polar Express". 😂
@notjustinyeetroblox99283 жыл бұрын
That movie is so old
@Interdictiondeltawing3 жыл бұрын
I thought it was about polar express until I clicked on it
@Chris-vo7og3 жыл бұрын
I’m from saint Joseph as well, always love that pony express pride!
@yummytapwater3 жыл бұрын
been waiting for a simple history video to come out the whole day
Thank You for this interesting and informative video. Apologies if my following statement is false but I think I have seen a video about Pony Expresss on this channel some time ago,could be dating back 2,3 or more years. I even recongise some of the narration,so I'm curious if this video is a reupload. Regardless, Thank You Simple History for putting out high-quality content that is both educational and entertaining in this man's humble opinion. I hope everyone reading is having a wonderful day/evening.
@marshmallowstar92203 жыл бұрын
You are the best historian in the world
@BillBraskyy3 жыл бұрын
That 14 year old kid was a beast of a kid man. Think about it, he probably had a six shooter revolver or a lever action rifle, or maybe both and took down 7 men alone.
@Bruhidk88353 жыл бұрын
Who wants to re-create this in Red Dead Redemption 2?
@Space_Man9093 жыл бұрын
Already did.
@SamB32003 жыл бұрын
Very good!
@justvincent20833 жыл бұрын
"Im the mailman" -Pony Express mailman, 1860
@BuddyWhite6163 жыл бұрын
I love this channel
@Gamerx-ey2xw3 жыл бұрын
I love you vids I get to learn a lot of new things
@itaybron3 жыл бұрын
Did they carry a big iron on their hip?
@billcutting12993 жыл бұрын
The courier liked that
@trevorm03293 жыл бұрын
No, he made a slip.
@trevorm03293 жыл бұрын
Oh, its a reference to an old song from the 60's. Its a country ballad by Marty Robbins called "Big Iron". Its about an Arizona ranger with a big iron his hip who went into a town to take out an outlaw named Texas red, and in the song they reference that when the ranger and Texas Red dueled, the marks on Red's pistol would have numbered one and twenty more (the amount of men he killed), if he had not made a " fatal slip", by messing with the ranger with the big iron on his hip. Its a really good song, 100% would recommend. I think it is in Fallout NV too, based on the comment above, but I don't know, never played, on Fo4 and 76
@combatwombat_253 жыл бұрын
Last time I was this early the video was delivered via Pony Express
@asprywrites3 жыл бұрын
You guys are the best.
@OfficerPak3 жыл бұрын
Why did I think of that old movie: The Polar Express..
@lydiaholt80823 жыл бұрын
Exactly
@NautilusSSN5713 жыл бұрын
It remembered me of the Mojave Express from Fallout New Vegas.
@OfficerPak3 жыл бұрын
@@NautilusSSN571 That game got me to like Fallout a lot, so me being new is why I like Fallout 4 while many didn’t like it
@whiskey4193 жыл бұрын
That one Google Doodle game got me really into the Pony Express history to be honest
@spicymustard49483 жыл бұрын
You guys should make a video over the boer war
@caseclosed93423 жыл бұрын
Still probably got Mail delivered faster than USPS did in 2021. I’m still waiting on a card my mom sent on 02/01/2021 and it’s almost March now!
@minedoimperija3 жыл бұрын
Interesting as always
@bd42463 жыл бұрын
I literally watched the 1950s movie just yesterday. Perfect timing.
@brendangilmar48573 жыл бұрын
You should do battle of Gettysburg
@masterknight073 жыл бұрын
I kept hearing about the Pony Express in TV shows and movies, but I never knew what it was about, until now.
@indenkellerag3 жыл бұрын
I wish there is a video for good canons (old ones, like on wooden ships)
@genericnamehere76023 жыл бұрын
The first rider is something of debate. Some say it was Alex Rising or Johnny Frey. There is also a rumor of how donuts got their holes. Johnny Frey's sweetheart would bake him biscuits but he rarely had time to stop. She then baked them with a hole in the middle so he could spear it with his finger, picking it up without having to stop. Also, Wild Bill Hickok was a Pony Express employee, a Stationmaster. His reputation as a gunfighter started when he survived a shootout with a deadly gang.
@Bigstarrocker93 жыл бұрын
Well pardner, i reckon I got early access Time to hit that dusty trail Yee haw!
@napoleonibonaparte71983 жыл бұрын
If the 14 year old just ran towards the crate and grabbed it, he would've unlocked the Gatling.
@GoblinFromOblivion3 жыл бұрын
Everybody outlaw till the pony express appears over the horizon.
@el_tataro3 жыл бұрын
Yes
@Thade253 жыл бұрын
Ngl this is one of the most under appreciated events in history
@Bell-rh6wp3 жыл бұрын
I legit JUST read this is class
@Aritul Жыл бұрын
Fascinating!
@Railhog21023 жыл бұрын
Back when I was in school we were taught about this in history class.
@jdpoquiz98803 жыл бұрын
yes
@RogueOne20123 жыл бұрын
We learned about this in U.S. history today. I swear y’all got some sorta history book and follow along with the curriculum sometimes cause this has happened more than once
@Mika-ph6ku3 жыл бұрын
I have a copy of that very pony express poster featured at the end framed on my wall.
@Marco-np1ml3 жыл бұрын
I remember this in class.
@akramgimmini81653 жыл бұрын
A short but awesome part of America History
@explorewithme47073 жыл бұрын
I live near part of the P.E. in Utah. Its a whole lot of dirt road and nothing. A few mines and if your lucky you will see a bunch of wild horses.
@chainmbl42573 жыл бұрын
This would be an interesting basis for a movie
@Dimension-hs7uk3 жыл бұрын
I learned more on here than I did in AP U.S History back in high school 😂
@andreselchico3 жыл бұрын
I remember pony express from.the game GUN, very good memories!
@princessmarlena13593 жыл бұрын
🎶🎵”My Lit-tle Po-ny (Express), My Lit-tle Po-ny (Express)! Ah-ah-ah-ahhhh!”
@totalwartitan51183 жыл бұрын
You should make a video about the "Mormon Battalion" I had ancestors there.
@OG-Dirty3 жыл бұрын
It’s crazy to think out teacher read us the pony express in 3rd grade and now I’m teaching it to my students