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WILD BILL HICKOK

James Butler Hickok (May 27, 1837 – August 2, 1876), better known as Wild Bill Hickok, was a figure in the American Old West. His skills as a gunfighter and scout, along with his reputation as a lawman, provided the basis for his fame, although some of his exploits are fictionalized. His nickname of Wild Bill has inspired similar nicknames for men known for their daring in various fields.

Hickok came to the West as a stagecoach driver, then became a lawman in the frontier territories of Kansas and Nebraska. He fought in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and gained publicity after the war as a scout, marksman, and professional gambler. Between his law-enforcement duties and gambling, which easily overlapped, Hickok was involved in several notable shootouts, and was ultimately killed while playing poker in a Dakota Territory saloon.

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Many books, both fact and fiction, have been written about the hectic life of the famous Western lawman and gunfighter, Wild Bill Hickok. Little, however, has ever been written about the infamous murder of this bizarre figure of the West by a drifter and penny-ante gun rannie by the name of Jack McCall.
__That killing, like the cowardly murder of Jesse James, touched off a series of startling and historical events.
__This Digit Original factual Western presents for the first time the true story behind the murder, and the consequences. As may be expected, murder abduction, rape, love and hate resulted.

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The Action Packed Story of Wild Bill Hickok
(Cowboy Western Comics #31, Charlton, Feb-March 1951)

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 PIERRE, South Dakota (AP) — Legalized gambling began in Deadwood on Nov. 1, 1989, when an actor portraying Wild Bill Hickok, accompanied by a woman portraying Calamity Jane, shot a revolver into the air.

This month the historic town celebrates not just 20 years of legalized gambling, but also the economic rejuvenation that has come along with it.

Before voters approved the change in the state constitution that allowed casinos to open in Deadwood, buildings around town were crumbling and businesses were dying. Then most of Main Street was converted to casinos. Real estate started to sell for far more than anyone had imagined.

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