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nTwonfamous but very different men are associated with this day—and theynare both known for wearing a derby hat and carrying a cane!
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BatnMasterson was a lawman and gunfighter of the American West, and henhad his last battle on this date in 1881. Bat’s brother Jim had beennthreatened, so Bat went by train to Dodge City, Kansas. As soon as hengot off the train, Bat got into a gunfight with his brother’snenemies—and when the dust had cleared, two men were down, injured.n(Both later recovered.) Bat Masterson paid an $8 fine for gettingninto a gunfight, and he left town that evening.
BatnMasterson was a lawman and gunfighter of the American West, and henhad his last battle on this date in 1881. Bat’s brother Jim had beennthreatened, so Bat went by train to Dodge City, Kansas. As soon as hengot off the train, Bat got into a gunfight with his brother’snenemies—and when the dust had cleared, two men were down, injured.n(Both later recovered.) Bat Masterson paid an $8 fine for gettingninto a gunfight, and he left town that evening.n
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Enjoyna fictionalized version of Bat Masterson’s life on Hulu. ThenTV-version of Masterson is that he was a cowboy “dandy,” and thatnhe relied on his wit and his cane more than his gun.
Enjoyna fictionalized version of Bat Masterson’s life on Hulu. ThenTV-version of Masterson is that he was a cowboy “dandy,” and thatnhe relied on his wit and his cane more than his gun. n
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nCharlienChaplin was born in England on this date in 1889. He grew up to benone of the most important figures in motion-picture history and onenof the greatest comic artists ever to grace the “silvernscreen”—even though he starred in silent movies and had to actnwithout the benefit of dialog or sound effects.
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nWatchnsome Charlie Chaplin bits, such as “Table Ballet” and thencompletely absurd “Factory Scene.”
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| You can see Johnny Depp’s take on the Charlie Chaplin character in the movie Benny and Joon. |
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nAlsonon this date:
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nBritish Museum founder Hans Sloane’s birthday
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nEmancipation Day in the U.S.
