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John Henry ‘Doc’ Holliday, Age 1 When John Henry Holliday was born on August 14, 1851, in the small city of Griffin, Georgia, no one could have predicted the infamy that would eventually follow his name. His father, Henry Burroughs Holliday, was a veteran...
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Being born into Southern aristocracy allowed Doc the opportunity to receive a good education, which was incredibly important due to the early speech impediment he exhibited, caused by his congenital defect and consequent surgery. Even with early cleft repair surgery,...
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One of the most surprising trends when studying Doc’s timeline is the number of attempts he made to continue practicing dentistry throughout his short life. Despite constantly running from trouble, fleeing from city to city, anytime that Doc paused in one location...
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When Doc chose to pursue a career in dentistry, he could not have predicted the forces that would eventually cause him to abandon it. Nowadays scientists recognize that the transmission of tuberculosis in dental settings is low, but this was not understood during the...
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When Doc arrived in Tombstone in September of 1880, he was seeking a fresh start with new opportunities. His friend, Wyatt Earp, had convinced him that Tombstone was the right place for doing so. The new boomtowns in the Arizona Territory were proving to be gold mines...
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