How Well Do You Know The History of The Wild West?

How long did the O.K. Corral shootout last?

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C. S. Fly – Tombstone 1881/Wikimedia Commons

The shootout at the O.K. Corral is one of the most popularly told stories out of the Wild West but all that fame and retelling of how it went down means some details have been lost and amended. First of all, the shooting only lasted about 30 seconds even though about 8 people were involved in it; it also didn’t happen at the O.K. Corral but at the intersection of Fremont Street and Third Street in Tombstone, Arizona.

That place is located behind the corral, which explains the mixup; nevertheless, the bloodshed at the shootout was very real as three lawmen were injured and three cowboys died.

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