The gunfight that occurred here in Tombstone, Arizona, on this day in 1881 has become the stuff of legend. In a 30-second shootout known as the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, lawmen Virgil Earp, Morgan Earp, Wyatt Earp, and Doc Holliday faced off against a band of outlaws known as the Cochise County Cowboys. Justice was harsh in the Old West. When the dust had settled, three were dead and several others wounded. But most accounts of the event are wrong about one key detail—the location. The shootout actually took place near C. S. Fly’s Photographic Studio, about six doors west of the corral"s rear entrance. We suppose ‘Gunfight near C. S. Fly’s’ doesn’t have quite the same ring to it.
A notorious gunfight that was incorrectly named
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
Here s looking at you
-
A crush in Lavaux
-
The smoke before the bonfire
-
A medieval Moorish gem
-
Let s get lost
-
Who left the tub running?
-
All Rhodes lead to the beach
-
Great Backyard Bird Count
-
AAPI Heritage Month & Lei Day
-
National Bird Day
-
Blue Lagoon spa, Grindavík, Iceland
-
Mediterranean red sea stars
-
Camels in the desert, United Arab Emirates
-
Happy New Year! (Again!)
-
Eye of the cave
-
Fall for birding
-
Its Halfway Day!
-
Mute swans
-
Mexican giant cardon cactus
-
Class, please take out a No. 2 pencil…
-
The Cathedral of Florence, Italy
-
Celebrating World Art Day
-
Who s wearing such cute hats?
-
A snuggling ball of cute
-
Autumn comes to the Porcupines
-
Here’s looking at you, teachers
-
Nomads of the Gobi
-
Red-leaf hunting in Japan
-
Holi festival
-
Skyscraper Day