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William Dixon (September 25, 1850 – March 9, 1913) was an American scout and bison hunter active in the Texas Panhandle.He helped found Adobe Walls, fired a buffalo rifle shot at the Second Battle of Adobe Walls, and for his actions at the Buffalo Wallow Fight became one of eight civilians to be awarded the U.S. Medal of Honor.
Billy Dixon. Controversy prevails over the range of Billy Dixon's shot. Baker and Harrison set it at about 1,000 yards, while a post-battle survey by a team of U.S. Army surveyors measured the distance at 1,538 yards.
Billy Dixon used a Sharps .50-90 at the Second Battle of Adobe Walls on June 27, 1874, to make his legendary 1,538-yard (1,406 m) shot. [4] [5] Today, the cartridge is largely obsolete. Ammunition is no longer mass-produced by any large manufacturers, with the exception of a few small boutique manufacturers, such as Buffalo Arms.
That is when the famous gunshot of William (Billy) Dixon occurred. Dixon was inside the stockade and shot an Indian off his horse seven-eighths of a mile away, according to accounts of the story.
In 1902, Dixon and his family moved to Plemons. [19] [20] The first school building was destroyed by fire in 1920, and a temporary school was held on the second floor of Billy Dixon's former home at Bent Creek until a new one would be erected. [7] Dixon was appointed the first postmaster when Adobe Walls received its post office on August 3, 1887.
“Dixon was shot while he was walking to his car. Ozzy was in a crowded nightclub,” June Hawkins, a real-life intelligence analyst played by Juliana Aidén Martinez, tells Griselda, played by ...
The officer got out of his car and Dixon shot the officer multiple times with a .223-caliber “style assault rifle” that was classified as a ghost gun — illegally obtained and purchased in ...
Moore also said that Dixon had nothing to do with the shooting. In 2020, Two Sides of the Gun: A Story of Reconciliation was screened in Chicago during NBA All-Star Weekend festivities. At the screening, Billy Moore and Ben Wilson's brothers Anthony and Jeffrey appeared onstage together and the two Wilsons publicly forgave Moore for his action.