Today in History 07/21 (Wild Bill Hickok)

Date: Jul 21, 1865

Wild Bill Hickok in 1869
wiki/Wild_Bill_Hickok_–_Davis_Tutt_shootout
(1865) Wild West’s first ‘quick draw’ duel.
Also on this day,
1861 | Untested troops meet in Civil War’s first big conflict
Also on this day,
1861 | Untested troops meet in Civil War’s first big conflict
Near Manassas, Virginia, American Civil War foes meet in their first major battle, and while both sides, each around 18,000 strong, are untried and their commands chaotic, a Union delay in positioning proves ultimately deadly as Confederate forces take the advantage.1983 | Antarctica station achieves big freeze with lowest recorded temp
Scientists at the Vostok Research Station, located at the ‘Pole of Cold’ on the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, log the coldest temperature ever recorded at an inhabited location when the mercury falls to -128.6 F below zero. Reports of hot toddies all around have not been confirmed.1989 | Spike Lee examines race relations in ‘Do the Right Thing’
Lee’s film about urban-neighborhood racial tensions his theaters. It will become a commercial and critical success, receiving two Academy Award nominations, though not without some controversy around the subject matter and ending.
Today in History 07/21/17

Date: Jul 21, 1861

wiki/First_Battle_of_Bull_Run