oct 26, 1881 - The Earps and the OK Corral 1881

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-Virgil Earp was elected sheriff and his two brothers Wyatt and Morgan were his deputies in Arizona.
-Increasing rivalry between the Earps and a group of ranchers led by the Clanton and McLaury families came to a head when Virgil disarmed Clanton and fined him for carrying a weapon.
-A gunfight broke out between them, and several men had been killed.
-A series of killings continued and Morgan Earp was killed. Wyatt killed two cowboys he believed murdered him.
-The Earps left as public opinion turned against them.

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