October 26, 1881. The infamous 30-second scream at the O.K. Corral, in Tombstone, Arizona, took place. Tensions increased for days between lawmen and a bunch of cattle rustlers, violent law-breaking cowboys. It's a hot Wednesday afternoon. Special Lieutenant Virgil Earp, joined by his brothers Wyatt and Morgan, with temporary lieutenant Doc Holliday, marched down Fremont Street to disarm the cowboys. They faced Ike and Billy Clanton, Tom and Frank McClory and Billy Claiborne in a narrow field near the Pacific Ocean. imprison. Accounts differ as to who fired first, but at 3:00 PM 30 shots were fired in 30 seconds. The shootout took place at point blank range. The men stood 6-10 feet (2 to 3 meters) apart, facing each other. When the smoke cleared, Billy Clanton and the two McClory brothers lay dead. Virgil and Morgan Earp were wounded. Doc Holliday grazed. Wyatt Earp was not injured. A judicial hearing cleared Arps and Holliday, ruling that they were within the law to enforce local gun ordinances.

October 26, 1881. The infamous 30-second scream at the O.K. Corral, in Tombstone, Arizona, took place. Tensions increased for days between lawmen and a bunch of cattle rustlers, violent law-breaking cowboys. It's a hot Wednesday afternoon. Special Lieutenant Virgil Earp, joined by his brothers Wyatt and Morgan, with temporary lieutenant Doc Holliday, marched down Fremont Street to disarm the cowboys. They faced Ike and Billy Clanton, Tom and Frank McClory and Billy Claiborne in a narrow field near the Pacific Ocean. imprison. Accounts differ as to who fired first, but at 3:00 PM 30 shots were fired in 30 seconds. The shootout took place at point blank range. The men stood 6-10 feet (2 to 3 meters) apart, facing each other. When the smoke cleared, Billy Clanton and the two McClory brothers lay dead. Virgil and Morgan Earp were wounded. Doc Holliday grazed. Wyatt Earp was not injured. A judicial hearing cleared Arps and Holliday, ruling that they were within the law to enforce local gun ordinances.