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John Henry Doc Holliday: OK Corral
John Henry “Doc” Holliday is most known for his part in the OK Corral shootout and being friends with Wyatt Earp; however, he was also known as an outlaw. He was considered a hot head with a flash temper. It was best not to get on his bad side because he was an impressive gunslinger. Most people believe that he was a ruthless killer, although there are only two proven people that he killed. He was involved in eight shootouts in his life. He killed one man who was terrorizing his saloon and one man during the shootout at OK Corral. Doc got his nickname from his profession of dentistry. At a point in his life he began gambling for money and owned a saloon. He was diagnosed with tuberculosis at a young age and died because of it along with heavy
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