Annie Oakley was an American sharpshooter who starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show. She developed hunting skills as a child to provide for her impoverished family in western Ohio. At 15, she won a shooting contest against experienced marksman Frank E. Butler, whom she later married in 1876. The pair joined Buffalo Bill in 1885, performing in Europe before royalty and other heads of state. Annie Oakley's worldwide stardom as a sharpshooter enabled...
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