Debunking History: The Real Doc Holliday
I was watching the movie "Tombstone" last night and I have to admit, while completely historically inaccurate, Val Kilmer plays a very likable Doc Holliday. Who was this famous gunslinger? He looked deadly with a weapon, had tuberculosis, and always seemed drunk. In the movies, people feared him because he didn't fear death. But was this the true Doc Holliday? The blonde, geeky, little guy to the left doesn't appear to be a tough gunfighter. Here are five things you might not have known about this very scary dentist. Read more...
Categories: History Tags: Arizona, Consumption, deadwood, Dentist, doc holliday, Dodge City, gambler, Gone With The Wind, Gunfight At The OK Corral, gunfighter, Margaret Mitchell, Morgan Earp, OK Corral, Tombstone, tuberculosis, Virgil Earp, wyatt earp
Five Things That Happened On May 3rd
This page proved to be a pretty popular post, yesterday, so here we come with another one! Everybody doesn't like or "get" history, so we're trying to present it in an easy-to-understand format that anyone, no matter what the age, can grasp. History is kind of funny (sometimes), but it is definitely filled with sex and violence - and let's face it, that's why most people want to read about it anyway. Here's five things that happened on this day, May 3rd, also known as World Press Freedom Day around the...well, world. Read more...
