Remembering Wild Bill

American West

Yesterday we commemorated the death of Calamity Jane, the colorful “partner” of Wild Bill Hickok, who died on August 1, 1903.  Today, we commemorate the death of Wild Bill himself, who died...

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Remembering Calamity Jane

American West

On this day in 1903, one of the most famous female characters in the history of the American West died in South Dakota at the young age of 51. “Calamity Jane” was born Martha Jane Canary in 1852....

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