The life of John Henry Holliday begins.
August 14, 1851. John Henry Holliday is born in Griffin, GA. Although he later becomes a dentist, he’s best known to history as Doc Holliday, sporting man and gunfighter of the Old West. He gained fame for his role in Tombstone’s street fight and Vendetta Ride and as Wyatt Earp’s good friend. Doc’s life was short–tuberculosis killed him in a Colorado hotel in 1887.
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