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Apr 24, 2024 · James Butler Hickok (May 27, 1837 – August 2, 1876), better known as "Wild Bill" Hickok, was a folk hero of the American Old West known for his life on the frontier as a soldier, scout, lawman, cattle rustler, gunslinger, gambler, showman, and actor, and for his involvement in many famous gunfights.
May 1, 2024 · Wild Bill Hickok’s time in Abilene was tough. April 15, 1871. Wild Bill Hickok becomes marshal of Abilene, Kansas. He replaces Bear River Tom Smith, who was murdered some months before. Hickok’s tenure is tumultuous. He befriends young Texas gunslinger John Wesley Hardin–but fails to arrest Wes when he shoots and kills a man for snoring.
Apr 25, 2024 · Bang! Mortally wounded from the shot to the back of his head, Wild Bill toppled to the floor. His cards, which included a pair of aces and a pair of eights, fluttered down and settled atop his lifeless body. Wild Bill Hickok was dead at age 39. And to this day, a poker hand containing two aces and two eights is called a “Dead Man's Hand.”
May 4, 2024 · Billy the Kid is another one of the most famous gunfighters in the west. The outlaw had killed a total of eight men before he was killed at the age of 21. He was also allegedly tied to the murders ...
Apr 21, 2024 · In 1876, he was shot and killed while playing poker in a saloon in Deadwood, South Dakota. Hickok's murderer, Jack McCall, claimed that he killed Hickok in revenge for the death of his brother, but the true motives behind the killing remain a mystery. Despite his violent end, Wild Bill Hickok's legend lived on long after his death.
Apr 27, 2024 · April 27, 2024 Rhynes Media LLC Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok, AWBH - Season 52, Western Podcast Comments Off. Original Air Date: October 22, 1952. Host: Andrew Rhynes. Show: Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok. Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Apr 27, 2024 · Original Air Date: October 22, 1952 Host: Andrew Rhynes Show: Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars: • Guy Madison (Hickok) • Andy Devine (Jingles) Special Guests: • Frank Gerstle • Rye Billsbury • Johnny McGovern • Jack Moyles Producer: • Paul Pierce Writer: • Larry Hayes Music: • Dick Aurandt Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron ...
