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Nice Shot, Miss

  • December 25, 2012
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Annie Oakley became famous as a markswoman in Buffalo Bill’s “Wild West Show,” but she was actually born in Ohio. From 90 feet away, she could shoot a dime in midair, or fill a playing card with holes. She impressed Native American chief Sitting Bull so much, he adopted her!

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