Holliday is best known for his role in the events surrounding and his participation in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona. He developed a reputation as having killed more than a dozen men in various altercations, but modern researchers have concluded that, contrary to popular myth-making, Holliday killed only one to three men.

Doc Holliday, gambler, gunman, and sometime dentist of the American West. He is perhaps best known for joining the Earp brothers in their celebrated gunfight (1881) with the Clanton gang at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona. Learn more about Holliday’s life and career.

Apr 2, 2014 · Doc Holliday is a figure from the Old West, a gunman and a gambler who was part of the legendary shootout at the O.K. Corral. (1851-1887) Who Was Doc Holliday? A dentist by trade, Doc...

Aug 5, 2024 · From sickly dentist to deadly gunfighter to Tombstone deputy, Doc Holliday became one of the Wild West's most iconic figures before dying at just 36 in 1887.

Jun 7, 2024 · Doc Holliday, originally a dentist, became a notorious gambler and gunslinger in the Wild West after contracting tuberculosis. He is best known for his friendship with Wyatt Earp and his role in the famous Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona.

Jun 1, 2022 · In Tombstone, Holliday found living quarters for Kate and himself sandwiched between a funeral parlor and the Soma Winery, on the north side of Allen Street at Sixth Street. His friend Wyatt Earp had arrived in the boom town the previous December.

Sep 3, 2023 · Wyatt Earp's history as a lawman began in his twenties, and he encountered Doc Holliday during his pursuit of a train robber. Their friendship lasted through the Earp Vendetta Ride, but Holliday's life was tragically cut short by tuberculosis.

The O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona, is the legendary historic site where the gunfight between Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Virgil and Morgan Earp, and the Clantons and McLaurys took place on October 26, 1881.

Aug 28, 2009 · Georgia native Doc Holliday, a noted gambler and gunman of the Old West, or Wild West, became famous for his role at the O.K. Corral gunfight in Tombstone, Arizona, in 1881, and for his lifelong friendship with Wyatt Earp.

John Henry (The "Doc" Holliday Story) by Tombstone historian, Ben T. Traywick is chockfull of facts all backed up by extensive research and illustrated with copies of rare original letters, documents and photographs.