Wild Bill Hickok's present-day gravesite in Mount Moriah Cemetery in Deadwood, SD Courtesy Flickr user Travis S. Always sit with your back to the wall. Always. And especially in the American Old ...

After more than 22 years of research and writing, Craig Crease is looking forward to debunking popular myths about frontiersman "Wild Bill" Hickok, including one based in Springfield. On June 3 ...

With historic items linked to figures like Pat Garrett and Wild Bill Hickok, the Autry Museum offers an unmatched journey ...

DEADWOOD, S.D. (KTIV) - The story begins in Deadwood, South Dakota on Aug. 2, 1876. Wild Bill Hickok comes into his daily poker game. “Alright, alright. I’ll be there in a second. I gotta get ...

“Wild Bill” Hickok is a legend of the Old West. With an origin story that includes a stint as a Union army spy, a knife fight with a bear, the famous poker-related death, and that unmistakable ...

On this day, July 21, 1865, Wild Bill Hickok shot and killed cowboy Davis Tutt in what is regarded as the first true Western showdown. The quick-draw duel, in the town square of Springfield, Mo ...

According to Tom Clavin's "Wild Bill: The True Story of the American Frontier's First Gunfighter," Hickok gave Tutt the $40 then and there, but Tutt then demanded another $25.

The duel occurred on Springfield’s town square between “Wild Bill” Hickok and Davis Tutt on July 21, 1865. By Paul Adler Published : Jul. 18, 2024 at 7:26 PM CDT ...

Who was 'Wild Bill' Hickok? Hickok was born May 27, 1837 in Troy Grove, Illinois and grew up in a sophisticated, well-educated family. He is famously known as a solider, scout, lawman, gambler and ...