Hickok's Death According to Newspapers

James Butler Hickok, known to the world as "Wild Bill", died at the hands of an assassin on August 2nd, 1876 in Deadwood. Experience how Americans first learned of Hickok's death by listening to a selection of newspaper articles that serve as his obituary. Admired, feared, praised and loathed, "Wild Bill" Hickok was a fascinating character of the wild west. Hickok's time as lawman was riddled with controversy as more than one man fell victim to his pistol. After a brief time with Buffalo Bill Cody, where Hickok played himself on the stage to eager audiences, Hickok decided to go to Deadwood in the Black Hills in search of his fortune...but that quickly ended by an assassin's bullet. He was buried by friends, but both his admirers and detractors would write his obituaries. The following newspapers were used in the making of this video: Lead Daily Call, Lead, South Dakota, August 10, 1876 (from newspapers.com) Note: this newspaper is listed as the Lead Daily Call on Newspapers.com however on the scanned in copy it is "The Black Hills Pioneer: Deadwood City, Black Hills, Thursday, Aug. 10, 1876" St. Louis Globe-Democrat, St. Louis, Missouri, August 20, 1876 (from Newspapers.com) The Milan Exchange, Milan, Gibson County, Tennessee, August 24, 1876 (from Chronicling America) Bozeman Avant Courier, Bozeman, Montana, September 1, 1876 (from Chronicling America)