Doc Holliday; Dentistry To Gunslinging
What would you do if you knew you are going to die? Would you leave with a good impression with the world around you, or will you spend the rest of your life doing whatever you please, even when it has dire legal consequences. One man choose to live the rest of his life as an outlaw from an impending death. This is the life of a man whose life had been completely turned around from being a peaceful dentist to a wild gunman living on the edge of the law.
John Henry Holliday or better known as “Doc Holliday” was born on August 14, 1851, in Griffin, Georgia. He was the son to Henry B. Holliday, a well respected person in society for serving as a medic in the Mexican War as well as a general for the Confederacy
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Doc one day went into a saloon and had an argument with its keeper named Austin. The dispute quickly lead to violence when Doc Holliday shot the keeper twice with his own gun (legendsofamerica.com).
After that event, Doc Holliday fled Dallas to find refuge from the law in Jacksboro, Texas, a small town that was made after an abandoned army post, and worked as a Faro dealer as a job. Doc’s life in Jacksboro wasn’t exactly lawful, in his time in Jacksboro, Doc has been involved in three more shootings. Leaving one man dead in all three of those shootings. In 1876, Doc Holliday got into another argument with a soldier from Fort Richardson, Yet again, he had killed another man
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Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp, and Wyatt’s two older brothers Virgil and James Earp were planning to attack a group of cowboys, including Billy Claiborne (ejlanham.com). Though the actual fight took place ninety yards away from the corral, it was named after it because of the nearby location (legendsofamerica.com). The battle left three cowboys dead and lasted 30 seconds. This event was one of the famous shootouts in western history grossing out several movies and books about the cowboys and outlaws who fought in the battle (ejlanham.com).
Doc Holliday, even though he had made it through being only jailed in Denver once in a successful life of crime, his state of health was at risk. Doc Holliday’s coughing from tuberculosis forced him to retire. Doc Holliday went to a sanitarium in Glenwood Springs, Colorado to seek treatment (legendsofamerica.com). Doc Holliday never would roam the west again after he went to Glenwood. John Henry Holliday died of tuberculosis in bed November 8, 1887, and buried at Pioneer Springs Cemetery in Glenwood
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When Wyatt was finally 17 he went to California. His first job was to haul freight. Later on he was hired to grade the railroads for Union Pacific. During his free time he would box and he also became an adapt gambler. Wyatt Earp then moved back to Missouri. His father resigned as constable of the township in Lamar, Missouri, Earp replaced him. By 1870 he'd m...
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Chief Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull of the Sioux tribes knew of the plan and set a trap for the army regiment and killed all of them. This battle was one of the greatest victories for the Native American’s.
Dr. John Henry Holliday was born on August 14th, 1851. was a gambler, dentist, and gunman. He was also a good friend of Wyatt Earp. He is best known for his role as a temporary deputy marshal in the events leading up to and following the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. When he had tuberculosis, "Doc" decided to travel west. The Doctors had told John that the drier air of the west would be good for his disease. He was only given one year to live.
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