Wild Bill Hickok threatens the friends of Davis Tutt after defeating
Tutt in a duel.

In what may be the first true western showdown on this day in 1865, Wild Bill Hickok shoots Dave Tutt dead in the market square of Springfield, Missouri.

Hollywood movies and dime novels notwithstanding, the classic western showdown–also called a walkdown–happened only rarely in the American
West. Rather than coolly confronting each other on a dusty street in a deadly
game of quick draw, most men began shooting at each other in drunken
brawls or spontaneous arguments. Ambushes and cowardly attacks were
far more common than noble showdowns.

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.

James Butler (Wild Bill) Hickok (1837-1876)

Davis “Dave” Tutt was born during
1836 in Yellville, Arkansas.

CARLATA BRADLEY

On this day in 2001, President George W. Bush signed the USA
PATRIOT Act, an anti-terrorism law drawn up in response to the
9/11 attacks. Its intent, in Bush’s words, is to “enhance the
penalties that will fall on terrorists or anyone who helps them.”

The "Gunfight at the OK Corral" took place in Tombstone, AZ. The
fight was between Wyatt Earp, his two brothers and Doc Holiday
and the Ike Clanton Gang. It occurred around 3pm on the afternoon
of Wednesday 26 October 1881 and only lasted about 30 seconds.

KILLED IN GUNFIGHT AT OK CORRAL PHOTO (LEFT TO RIGHT)
TOM & FRANK MCLAURY BILLY CLANTON.

CARLATA BRADLEY

President George W. Bush signs the Patriot Act, Anti-Terrorism Legislation, in the East Room on this day in 2001.

U.S. National security adviser Henry Kissinger declared, "Peace is at
hand" in Vietnam on this day in 1972.  

The "Gunfight at the OK Corral" took place in Tombstone, AZ. on this day in
1881. The fight was between Wyatt Earp, his two brothers and Doc Holiday
and the Ike Clanton Gang.

CAMILLE BOHANNON

The Pentagon reported the first of two North Vietnamese attacks on
U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin on this day in 1964. 

President Lyndon Johnson.

Iraq invaded the oil-rich country of Kuwait on this day in 1990. Iraq claimed that Kuwait had driven down oil prices by exceeding
production quotas set by OPEC.

On this day in 1943, the U.S. Navy patrol torpedo boat, PT-109, sank
after being attacked by a Japanese destroyer. The boat was under
the command of Lt. John F. Kennedy (pictured above).

Warren Gamaliel Harding (November 2, 1865 – August 2, 1923)

Harding was the 29th President of the United States and was well liked
and admired. His death from a heart attack came as a great shock to the
nation.

"Wild Bill" Hickok was assassinated by Jack McCall in Saloon #10
in Deadwood, Dakota Territory.   

SANDY KOZEL

Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his last speech just 24 hours
before he was assassinated.

It was on this day in 1936 when Bruno Richard Hauptmann was
executed. 

Aviator Charles Lindbergh’s 20-month-old son, Charles Lindbergh, Jr.

On this day in 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed the European Recovery Program, better known as the Marshall Plan, into law.

Marlon Brando (1940) military school photo.

Marlon Brando, Jr. (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004)