Wild Bill Hickok

Today in History 07/21 (Wild Bill Hickok)

Wild Bill Hickok as he appeared when performing in New York in one of Bill Cody's shows (© Hulton Archive/Getty Images)(1865) Wild West’s first ‘quick draw’ duel
Gamblers and former friends, Wild Bill Hickok and Davis Tutt face each other in Springfield, Missouri’s town square, draw their pistols, and fire. Tutt misses but Hickok hits his rival, killing him. The scene will be reported in Harper’s Magazine, lifting Wild Bill to legend.
The Wild Bill Hickok – Davis Tutt shootout was a gunfight that occurred on July 21, 1865 in the town square of Springfield, Missouri between Wild Bill Hickok and gambler Davis Tutt. It is one of the few recorded instances in the Old West of a one-on-one pistol quick-draw duel in a public place, in the manner later made iconic by countless dime novels, radio dramas, and Western films such as High Noon. The first story of the shootout was detailed in an article in Harper’s Magazine in 1867, making Hickok a household name and folk hero.
Date: Jul 21, 1865

Wild Bill Hickok
Wild Bill Hickok in 1869
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(1865) Wild West’s first ‘quick draw’ duel.
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Painting depicting the First Battle of Bull Run, also known as First Manassas (the name used by Confederate forces) near the city of Manassas, Virginia (© Universal History Archive/UIG/Getty images)(1861) Untested troops meet in Civil War's first big conflict
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Date: Jul 21, 1861

First Bull Run Campaign
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