|  |  Wild Bill DaysOnce a year the historic Wild West city of Deadwood celebrates the life of its most famous character: Wild Bill Hickok, the US town marshal famous for his lethal gun skills, as well as his professional gambling.The Wild Bill Days offer free citywide entertainment, featuring gun spinning championships, fast draw competitions and re-enactments.
Wild Bill was eventually shot dead during a poker round in Deadwood in 1876, holding a pair of eights and a pair of aces, which ever since that moment have been known as a "dead man's hand". |
Event Details:
| Date(s):
Various Dates
June 18, 2010
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June 19, 2010
June 18, 2011
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June 19, 2011 *
* To Be Confirmed.
Cost:
Free
Location:
Deadwood, South Dakota, USA |
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