07/21/2026
Wild Bill Hickok may have been one of only a few men in the American West to have an honest-to-goodness, meet-in-the-town-square, quick-draw shootout. But once he did, it created an event that ripples through cowboy lore to this day.
What's the real story? Find out on our podcast "This Week in the West," where we break down what really happened in Springfield, Missouri on July 21, 1865.
Listen at the link below or on your favorite podcast app:
https://nationalcowboymuseum.org/blog/this-week-in-the-west-episode-90-wild-bill-hickok-and-the-original-wild-west-gunfight/
