7 Strange Facts About Wyatt Earp and the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1. The gunfight did not actually take place at the O.K. Corral.

2. The police may not have been the good guys.

3. Wyatt Earp wasn’t really the hero of the shootout.

4. The gunfight at the O.K. Corral was only a small part of the long feud between the Earps & the cowboys.

5. Wyatt Earp wasn’t always on the right side of the law.

6. The gunfight only lasted 30 seconds.

7. Many of the townspeople sympathized with the cowboys.