WINSTON CHURCHILL HOOKS A BISBEE MAN

Here's today's History's Tidbit -- What was the connection between former Vice President Dick Cheney's infamous hunting accident and Cochise County? Well, there wasn't any. However, back in the 1940's, a similar incident occurred that did have a Connection to Cochise County, specifically to the City of Bisbee. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was fishing on a lake with his close friend, U.S. Ambassador Lewis Douglas when he accidentally put out Douglas' eye with a fish hook. So what was the Bisbee connection? Well, Lewis Douglas was born in Bisbee. His uncle, Walter Douglas, was the president of Phelps Dodge Corporation.