One popular real-life character who was depicted in Western cinema is Wild Bill Hickok. James Butler Hickok, commonly known ...

Tuesday marks the anniversary of the passing of James Butler Hickok, better known as "Wild Bill" Hickok and by the end of the month a firearm owned by him will be up for auction. Many publications ...

After more than 22 years of research and writing, Craig Crease is looking forward to debunking popular myths about frontiersman "Wild Bill" Hickok, including one based in Springfield. On June 3 ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — August 2nd marks the anniversary of the shooting of James Butler Hickok, better known as “Wild Bill” Hickok. Later this month to commemorate the anniversary ...

The first recorded quick-draw duel took place in Springfield between “Wild Bill” Hickok and Davis Tutt in 1865. It may have been Hickok’s first such duel, but it was not his last.

On one side you have an American Folk Hero of the Old West, Wild Bill Hickok. He called Springfield home in the mid-1800s following the Civil War. On the other side, a local resident, Davis Tutt.

The character suited him and after dabbling in amateur dramatics, often with friend “Wild Bill” Hickok, Cody launched his own revue, “Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show,” in 1883. Featuring a ...

Wild Bill Hickok was a figure in Shawnee history in the 1850s. The artwork, which was installed on Shawnee Mission Parkway and Nieman Road, depicts Hickok astride his legendary horse, Black Nell.