The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral was an event of legendary proportion in the Wild West. 'Bat'
Masterson visited Wyatt Earp in Tombstone, Arizona, leaving shortly before the famous event.
The gunfight occurred on Wednesday morning, October 26, 1881,
in a vacant lot, known as lot 2, in block 17, behind the corral, in Tombstone, Arizona.
Thirty shots were fired in thirty seconds. Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Virgil Earp, and Morgan Earp fought against Billy Claiborne, Frank McLaury, Tom McLaury, Billy Clanton, and
Ike Clanton. Both McLaurys were killed, as was Billy Clanton.
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