October 26, 1881: At about 3:00 p.m., Wyatt Earp (left), his brothers and Doc Holliday (top right) are involved in gunfight at the OK Corral in Tombstone, Arizona. Fact-checked from historynet, Billy Clanton (center right) was one of the cowboys that was shot and killed, his brother Ike ran off with Billy Claiborne (bottom right) before they could be wounded. The lawmen Virgil, Doc and Morgan were all wounded and hurt leaving only Wyatt stepping away clean. Over the course of time the fight has come to symbolize the spirit that the vast western territory placed on those living there-you don’t have to obey the law. Though it’s a famous piece of history now, the fight was pretty unknown among the American people. It wasn’t until author Stuart Lake came along and published a biography on Wyatt that was largely fictionalized. Two years after Earp died his story was retold in a book that would later inspire Ford into making the film, My Darling Clementine. From here on out it became a sensationalized event moving those involved into a permanent place in history.
Posted on: Sun, 26 Oct 2014 06:04:25 +0000
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