October 26, 1881 — the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
In Tombstone, Arizona Territory, the Earp brothers and Doc Holliday faced off against a group of outlaw cowboys in a thirty-second gunfight that became the most famous shootout of the Old West. Law and disorder on the frontier, compressed into half a minute — and mythologized ever since.
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What happened on October 26 in American history?
In 1881: the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. In Tombstone, Arizona Territory, the Earp brothers and Doc Holliday faced off against a group of outlaw cowboys in a thirty-second gunfight that became the most famous shootout of the Old West.
Why is October 26 significant?
In Tombstone, Arizona Territory, the Earp brothers and Doc Holliday faced off against a group of outlaw cowboys in a thirty-second gunfight that became the most famous shootout of the Old West. Law and disorder on the frontier, compressed into half a minute — and mythologized ever since.
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