Aces and Eights: The Afternoon Wild Bill's Luck Ran Out
On August 2, 1876, Wild Bill Hickok was shot in the back of the head during a poker game in Deadwood — holding the black aces and eights now known as the dead man's hand.
On August 2, 1876, Wild Bill Hickok was shot in the back of the head during a poker game in Deadwood — holding the black aces and eights now known as the dead man's hand.