Calamity Jane’s wild reputation might have made her the star of her day, but there was a heartbreaking dark side to her fame.
Wild Bill Hickok always sat in the corner, so no one could sneak up on him—except for the day he drew the dead man’s hand.
Wild Bill, one of the most famous figures of the Old West, died playing poker. He held a hand of aces and eights, known from then on as the dead man's hand.
Calamity Jane’s wild reputation might have made her the star of her day, but there was a heartbreaking dark side to her fame.
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