Annie Oakley (August 13, 1860 – November 3, 1926), born Phoebe Ann Moses, was an American sharpshooter and exhibition shooter. Oakley's amazing talent and timely rise to fame led to a starring role in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, which propelled her to become the first American female superstar.
Oakley's perhaps most famous trick is being able to repeatedly split a playing card, edge-on, and put several more holes in it before it could touch the ground, while using a .22 caliber rifle, at 90 feet.
Read more about Annie Oakley: Early Life, Debut and Marriage, Career and Touring, Libel Cases, Later Years and Death, The Little Sure Shot of The Wild West, Eponym, Representations On Stage, Literature and Screen
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