“Boys, you have got to give up your arms.” If the McLaurys and Clantons had heeded Sheriff Johnny Behan’s request, October 26, 1881, would have been just another ordinary day in Tombstone, Arizona.
But the boys demurred, and the Earps and Doc Holliday brushed past the sheriff, with Wyatt allegedly uttering these famous words: “You sons of bitches, you have been looking for a fight and you can have it.” In the next 27 seconds, eight men create the most defining moment in the hist
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