Two
famous but very different men are associated with this day—and they
are both known for wearing a derby hat and carrying a cane!
Bat
Masterson was a lawman and gunfighter of the American West, and he
had his last battle on this date in 1881. Bat's brother Jim had been
threatened, so Bat went by train to Dodge City, Kansas. As soon as he
got off the train, Bat got into a gunfight with his brother's
enemies—and when the dust had cleared, two men were down, injured.
(Both later recovered.) Bat Masterson paid an $8 fine for getting
into a gunfight, and he left town that evening.
Enjoy
a fictionalized version of Bat Masterson's life on Hulu. The
TV-version of Masterson is that he was a cowboy “dandy,” and that
he relied on his wit and his cane more than his gun. 
Charlie
Chaplin was born in England on this date in 1889. He grew up to be
one of the most important figures in motion-picture history and one
of the greatest comic artists ever to grace the “silver
screen”—even though he starred in silent movies and had to act
without the benefit of dialog or sound effects.
Watch
some Charlie Chaplin bits, such as “Table Ballet” and the
completely absurd “Factory Scene.”
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| You can see Johnny Depp's take on the Charlie Chaplin character in the movie Benny and Joon. |
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