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Originally Posted by Sofa King

Wild Bill Hickock was shot in the back this day in 1876 by Jack McCall.


James Butler Hickok (May 27, 1837 – August 2, 1876), better known as Wild Bill Hickok, was a figure in the American Old West. His skills as a gunfighter and scout, along with his reputation as a lawman, provided the basis for his fame, although some of his exploits are fictionalized. His nickname of Wild Bill has inspired similar nicknames for men known for their daring in various fields.

Hickok came to the West as a stagecoach driver, then became a lawman in the frontier territories of Kansas and Nebraska. He fought in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and gained publicity after the war as a scout, marksman, and professional gambler. Between his law-enforcement duties and gambling, which easily overlapped, Hickok was involved in several notable shootouts, and was ultimately killed while playing poker in a Dakota Territory saloon.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Bill_Hickok

Hickok always sat facing the door. This night, there were two doors and he was only able to face one of them. The killer came up behind him from the door he couldn't see.