#Wild Bill Hickok

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Today in 1876 – Wild Bill Hickok was shot and killed while playing poker in a saloon in Deadwood, Dakota Territory (present-day South Dakota) by Jack McCall, a losing gambler. Wild Bill held black aces and eights, which became known as the “dead man’s hand.”

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Ghosts Of Deadwood Gulch. Deadwood, South Dakota. Postcard. by Brandon Legvold Via Flickr: Ghosts Of Deadwood Gulch. Deadwood, South Dakota. Postcard. Unposted. [06024]

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The White Buffalo (1977)

"Charging... Roaring... Breathing Fire and Hell... The White Earthquake is Here!"

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Sadly, we'll never get a reunion movie, but I like to think of them that way :) 

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Dead Mans Hand

"Aces and eights" redirects here. For other uses, see Aces and eights (disambiguation).The card hand purportedly held by Wild Bill Hickok at the time of his death: black aces and eights

The makeup of poker's dead man's hand has varied through the years. Currently, it is described as a two-pair poker hand consisting of the black aces and black eights. The pair of aces and eights, along with an unknown hole card, were reportedly held by Old West folk hero, lawman, and gunfighter Wild Bill Hickok when he was murdered while playing a game.

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do yall see the vision?

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The Murder of Wild Bill Hickok

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Step Into the Shadows of DeadwoodDeadwood–a town steeped in legend–holds its breath as Travis Pearson, reenactor of the infamous Wild Bill Hickok, finds himself ensnared in a historical riddle that blurs the lines between performance and reality, life and death. In the dim light of Saloon No. 10, amidst the applause for a well-recreated death, Travis feels a chilling resonance with his character that cannot be shaken. The echoes of the past, it seems, are not content to remain silent.

As unexplained deaths begin to shadow Deadwood once more, whispers of a resurgent curse sweep through the haunted streets. Travis, caught in the heart of the mystery, is forced to confront the possibility that he might be playing a role far beyond the saloon's stage. The pressure mounts when the discovery of an ancient diary links modern tragedies to historical vendettas, suggesting that the violence of the past is leeching into the present.

With each passing day, as the body count rises, Travis's dreams are invaded by the ghosts of Deadwood's storied inhabitants, blurring the lines between sleep and wakefulness, between history and horror. His friends, Ted and Charlie, stand by him, determined to help Travis unravel the mystery before the history he loves so dearly consumes him whole. But the closer they get to the truth, the more Travis begins to realize that the key to breaking the curse might require a sacrifice too personal to bear.

In a town where every shadow whispers of betrayal and every gust of wind carries the scent of long-buried secrets, Travis must navigate the treacherous waters of legacy and legend. Will he emerge into the light, or will he become another echo in the haunting of Saloon No. 10? Step into the shadows of Deadwood, where the past is alive, and history's dead refuse to rest.

The line between the past and present has never been so perilously thin. As Travis stands on the precipice of a discovery that could either liberate or destroy, Deadwood holds its breath, waiting to see whether salvation or damnation waits in the wings. Join Travis as he delves deep into the heart of a curse, where the stakes are life and death, and history itself hangs in the balance.

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Jack McCall, peeking over Wild Bill Hickok’s shoulder: well now I’ve gotta

James Butler Hickok (1837-1876) aka "Wild Bill" Hickok - was a lawman, soldier, scout and gunfighter and his peers considered his pistol skills “miraculous” and his reflexes “phenomenal”. Hickok was shot in the back by Jack McCall while playing poker in Deadwood, Dakota Territory on August 2, 1876. 

His hand was Aces and Eights..."dead mans hand"

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From the Golden Age of Television

Season 1 Episode 2

Wild Bill Hickok - The Rock Springs Rustlers - Syndication - April 22, 1951

Western

Running Time: 30 minutes

Written by Melvin Levy

Produced by Leonard S. Picker

Directed by Thomas Carr

Stars:

Guy Madison as James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok

 Andy Devine as Jingles P. Jones

Robin Winans as Bobby Waltham

Sharyne Payne as Barbara

M'liss McClure as Alice Cameron

James Craven as Dave McAnles

Lane Bradford as Bob McAnles

Zon Murray as Joe Adams

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So I'm listening to the War Master- The Kicker, and the Master mentioned Wild Bill Hickok. I'd never heard of the guy, so I Googled him. And now apparently I'm very likely to be interested in these:

Sorry but AI is so not ready to take over the world yet 😂😂😂

Thanks for the laugh though ��

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Wild West Wednesday - Wild Bill Hickok and Gambler Davis Tutt Engaged in First Recorded Gunfight in the Old West 

Image: Wild Bill Hickok threatens the friends of Davis Tutt after defeating Tutt in a duel. Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, February 1867. (Public Domain) On July 21, 1865, Wild Bill Hickok and gambler Davis Tutt engaged in a gunfight in the town square of Springfield, Missouri. It is the first time in the recorded history of the Old West that a one-on-one pistol quick-draw duel took place in…

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The Illustrated Life and Times of Wild Bill Hickok (Paperback) by Bob Boze Bell