Do a video on Col. Steven dePyssler. Recently passed, great dude, met him quite a few times while I was stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base, even got some pictures with him. At the time of his passing, he was 101 years old and the only living American to have served in 4 wars (WW2, Korea, French Indo-China War, Bay of Pigs Incident and Vietnam). He received many military distinctions in his career, and died a millionaire to boot. He spent the last 40 years of his life volunteering on base helping veterans, specifically the retiree affairs office. An excerpt from an article I found with regards to Col. D's funeral ceremony: “His goal was, and I quote, ‘to help one person a day, for as long as I live. That’s my goal, and it has been for years and years and years,’” said Maj. Gen. Andrew Gebara, Air Force Global Strike Command director of strategic plans, programs and requirements and former 2nd Bomb Wing commander, during the ceremony. “Well to do the math, for the amount of time he was running the retiree affairs office, if you add 365 days a year, and you have to add 10 for 10 leap years mind you, that means Col. dePyssler’s goal was to help 14,975 people. And he did. He spent countless days helping widows navigate the bureaucratic world of the military life without their spouses. And he worked tirelessly to honor veterans.”
as a native of greenville, this woman is a legend around here, we hold the annie oakley festival every year, and even have a statue of her near main street. hats off for another absolute banger simon
Frank and Annie were married 50 years and they died mere weeks apart. They lived and worked together. Frank fell in love with her after being beaten by her, showing a lack of ego and appreciation of her competence. I just find them really sweet (minus the age gap).
Seems like quite an arbitrary qualifier . People grew up a lot quicker back in those days, especially after facing all the hardships Annie faced. Hell, she even paid off her mother's mortgage before meeting Frank. How many teenagers can claim that level of responsibility? Apparently Annie didn't regret her decision to marry Frank despite their age difference so who are we to judge? Not to mention there seems to be some discrepancy about her actual age for the sake of show business or vanity or both, which was quite common at one time. My own mother is younger than myself by two years 😌
@@pakde8002 Not judging at all. It just looks wierd by today's standards, but I understand it was common back then. But your last sentence....what?? Lol
I had heard of Annie before, but didn't know much about her other than she was really good with a gun. It seems she was a kind, good hearted woman who lived in the spotlight, but didn't let it change her. I walk away from this video with the word 'wholesome', as a way to describe her. Thanks for the education, and great video.
Let’s not forget that Ohio also produces lots of presidents and astronauts. It’s also worth noting that all three groups are often occupied by folks with narcissistic personalities.
@@theawesomeman9821: I was born in Ohio in 1975 and lived most of my life here. Since I was young I’ve been hearing that we produce a “higher than usual” percentage of serial killers. Whether that statistic has any validity or is more of an urban legend, I haven’t looked into.
“Aim for the high mark and you will hit. No, not the first time, not the second and maybe not the third. But keep on aiming and keep on shooting for only practice will make you perfect. Finally you’ll hit the bull’s-eye of success“ Annie Oakley
One of the tales from the Ol' Wild West that has a happy ending. Good to see Frank & Annie stay together for so long and enjoy a simple life during some of the most tumultuous of times.
I know there have been some previous attempts with a lot of half-baked projects and little acclaim, but this woman's story would make for an absolutely incredible film/mini-series. This is what I don't understand about the way modern entertainment is made: we have tons of these incredibly compelling stories that detail all of the American values that many of us hold dear, yet they never seem to be truly represented or retold. Annie's life story has all of the amazing values that so many of us want to see. She was tenacious, driven, skilled, resilient, and tough while still being feminine and beautiful. She suffered and overcame. She pursued her passion and crafted a life out of nothing but perseverance and seizing opportunity. Her life is the American dream, full of pain and woe and love and success. I don't understand how there hasn't been a major push to retell her story accurately by some studio, even the Daily Wire. I think we should start a campaign to everyone at the DW because they're the most likely to be interested in staying true to these values. I mean, hell, Gina Carano would probably love the chance to direct that considering her previous work. Let's make this happen!
Big difference between a shotgun and a rifle. The fact that she was hitting airborne coins with a rifle is much more impressive that it would be with a shotgun (scatter gun).
i pride myself on being a quick-shot, having shot skeet and trap since i was 9. shooting a coin, even with a shotgun, out of the air is not something i would try, but i would love to be able to do at will. shotgun or rifle, it's bloody impressive.
There are plenty of rumors to this day that her shells are loaded with shot rather than a bullet. You can still buy them today, they are used for shooting smaller things like snakes
Not completely true. A shotgun is a gun that can shoot birdshot. It can also shoot slugs though, which are single projectiles. But yes, most probably she used birdshot shells.
In my opinion, Annie Oakley is an inspirational figure for both men and women to follow. She showcases how one can rise up from absolute bottom, take care of their family, and find success.
"All the lights, the noise, the excitement". I live near Cincinnati and I can guarantee no one is saying that about it nowadays! Great video, I didn't realize how much I didn't know about Annie Oakley. She turned out to be a lot more interesting than I anticipated. Thanks, Simon and crew!
I thought he was about to say she hated city life and yearned for nature and.... all that. I learn I'm wrong every single day. So I'm a lifetime learner. Sort of. 🤪👈
Wow, what a great life story! Really amazing that she could overcome such a hard upbringing. I especially liked how many people helped her, and in turn, she helped so many others after. Suing and winning against the tabloids was icing on the cake. Never heard of Annie Oakley before, but its a name I won't soon forget. Nice work on this bio!
Tragic childhood turned success , I think everyone has heard of Supershot Annie and the fact she helped disadvantage children and a women's rights activist even adds to her legacy , she died young but certainly left her mark , her fortune was spent on her family and her various causes she has a museum in Ohio and has been inducted into various halls of fame , im sure if she had lived to 1950 she would have loved the movie Annie get your gun , which one some Oscar's
Annie Oakley was my childhood love I thought she was the ants pants and Joan of ark , Joan being one of my patron saints , love your stories mate cheers from Australia.
I just read this quote from Annie Oakley this week. "When a man hits a target, they call him a marksman. When I hit a target, they call it a trick. Never did like that much." Simon didn't call her a trick shooter the entire time and I wouldn't have noticed it if it weren't for reading her quote. Good joke Fact Boy.
I (for one) would love to find a gal like Annie... Someone I ain't got to sweat or worry about. She's got a gun (handy) and at least a shell or two (cartridge/whatever)... she'll be alright. Top-dollar bride material there... ;o)
Loved this video, Simon, thank you! Ever since I was a little kid I've been fascinated with Annie Oakley and in elementary school often checked out a book about her from the library. I remember reading that, while she was providing game for the family, she was also selling it to local restaurants who liked to purchase from her because she was so precise a shot there was never any stray bird shot in the meat. Why a six year-old from St. Paul would remember that fact is still a mystery.
Annie has always been a hero to me. She was truly amazing. She didn't just take what life handed her. She worked hard to become what she was. That's why we're still talking about her today.
Annie is a better person than me. The Wolves would have paid for their transgressions. Anyone who abused a 10 year old girl is not human enough for me to forgive
Suggestion for another Biographics video, Henry Dunant. He was the founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross, AKA the origin of our modern Red Cross, and the man who established the Geneva Convention. He wrote a memoir called “A Memory of Solferino” (available online for free) about how he stumbled across the aftermath of a horrible battle, the dead strewn everywhere and severely injured soldiers abandoned to die slowly. Dunant couldn’t stand the sight of this, he went to a nearby village to get more people to help. Together they tended to the injured and comforted the dying; sometimes penning last words to the soldier’s loved ones, even if they didn’t speak the same language they tried nonetheless. As a result of this battle, Dunant was determined to never let this happen again. I won’t go into the rest, but this man is the very reason our society has gotten this far (in my opinion anyways). Even in life Dunant faded into obscurity for a while, his contribution to mankind unrecognized for many years. Let’s make sure he’s never forgotten again.
Fantastic! I had never really informed myself about her but I have a new picture to print for my wall of greats! I love how these videos toss bones on fascinating segments of history that you would never think to explore!
Thank you for blowing smoke (gun smoke, that is) in the face of those two movies, one play, and a 1957 tv series -- all of which portrayed Ms. Oakley as a loud-mouth buffoon in a sexy costume. In the musical "Annie Get Your Gun," she's singing "gunslinger," to use their word. When I was a teenager, my Dad took me to the shooting range, where learned to be a crack shot with a .22 rifle. Because I can handle that light-weight gun, I can appreciate the skill it took Ms. Oakley with her Smith & Wesson and her Winchester. She is being honored now at the National Women's History Museum, here in Washington, D.C.
My great grandfather was adopted from the same Darke County Children’s Home after a local Church castigated it’s members for not adopting the orphans. (His mother had suffered a traumatic brain injury.) Luckily, he found a much better home than Annie! He eventually married his foster sister (not so creepy back then.) I grew up on their farm. My great-grandfather passed away when I was little, at the care home adjacent to the Children’s home. It’s very strange hearing about Greenville from the perspective of an outsider.
I am from Darke County too. My great great grandparents immigrated from Germany in 1868 and settled in North Star, Ohio, I doubt they met up with Annie since they didn't speak English, I remember the Children's Home. Do you live in Darke County? I live in Florida.
@@nancymeehan3874 I live on the Darke/Preble County line, but visiting relatives and family friends at the Brethren’s Home was a big part of my childhood.
This is the second time I’ve heard of poor farms in recent months. I was browsing the 1880 census looking for my great great grandfather and found that the Illinois township I was born in had a poor farm/asylum from 1850 to 1955 (there is still a juvenile mental health center on the same land today).
It's insane to me that I'm barely in my 30's, but I do have a grandmother who was born in 1927. I like to compare different historical events to how old she was at the time, and it's insane to me that Annie Oakley died only one year before my grandmother was born!
A cruel irony was that Annie's hard working and uncomplaining attitude was what lead to her being targeted by the horrible couple in the first place. Samuel and Nancy Edington, who were already running the infirmary before she left for those 2 hellish years, spoke really well of her and even sought Annie's mother's permission to let the couple take her, so she could attend school. Can you imagine the guilt they felt, when she returned 2 years later.
Annie and Frank spent a lot of their adult years together and it's only fitting that they were rejoined only 18 days after Annie passed. Frank may have wanted to pass so he could be with the love of his life once again. A sweet story. In today's world that creepy couple that enslaved her would be in jail. As it is, their Bad Karma caught up with them and they paid dearly for their misdeeds.
It's amazing to me how simple some of these shots seem as tike has gone by now that I've seen them done & done them & seen even crazier stuff over the years not just trick shits either back in Vietnam days 1000yard shots were mindblowing now I take them on a daily basis
I knew about her stage act, but nothing else about her. She sounds like a fascinating character, and I can't help but feel that thanks to her private nature we only know the tip of the iceberg when it comes to her life. 54 libel cases! They messed with the wrong determined woman. Can't imagine "The Wolves" slept easy at night once her reputation started to spread.
Future Video suggestion - Eamon DeValera (1882-1975) - prominent political leader in 20th century Ireland who, after the Irish war of independence from 1919 to 1921, was in the public eye for over forty years from 1922 until his death were he served as head of government (Taoiseach) and head of state (president). He was nearly executed in the Easter Rising in 1916 and was key in putting into place the new constitution on 1937. A very prominent figure in Irish history.
Hi Simon and crew. Love your channels, would you care to do a biographics on the late great Bill Hicks. Huge impact on many of our modern comedians and even turned up at Waco during the infamous siege.
We had some friends come up from CO for pheasants. All I had was my open sight, mag fed Marlin .22. We were walking a line, no bird dogs, flushed some into the air I hit one then swung the barrel 90° to my left toward a bird who just started gliding.
I saw that second bird tumble so I started jogging toward to ensure it wasn’t lost once on the ground…I was out there tracking the trail of blood when my uncle called out, “Zu_, what’re you doing over there???” Told him I got one, he said “wuddya mean?? You already hit this one!” Holding up the game cock for me to see. Right then, I found my second bird and hoisted it for him to see. Later on that night after a couple beers and maybe a funny cigarette he said”that was crazy, some Annie Oakley shooting.”
Sounds like Annie had a deep, INSTINCTUAL understanding of physics. My mate's the same way. How he describes it is like so: "You know how some games, you'll go to throw a grenade and it'll show you where it will arc and land? Imagine that for everything, no HUD needed."
Perhaps the worst thing about Annie's treatment at the hands of "the Wolves" was the fact they were in letter-writing contact with her mother and telling her everything was fine, at the time. One of the best things, when Annie ran away from them, she had to get a train back to the Infirmary. Without any money, a random passenger actually paid for her train ticket. One little act of kindness that helped her back to a more settled life. EDIT: I hadn't realised Simon was going to refer to this later in the video (12:29). I hope the Oakley story is true; that would be kind of sweet.
Annie seemed to have really bad and good luck for people at the same time... She met bad people, but also good people. It was quite heartwarming how many people saw her skill and instead of trying to diss her, accepted she is better than them and supported her.
1:30 - Chapter 1 - Early years 6:15 - Mid roll ads 7:45 - Chapter 2 - Annie meets frank 10:55 - Chapter 3 - Annie get your gun 14:45 - Chapter 4 - Annie oakley, hero of the wild west
My great great uncle dated her while she was in Cincinnati and she gave him a pocket watch for Christmas one year…my family still has that pocket watch with the engraving “To Larry from Annie with love”
I’m wondering if you all would ever be willing to do one on Governor George Wallace? I think his trip from moderate to the face of segregation, his presidential campaign and assassination attempt, all the way back to moderate is an interesting story. Just how chasing the vote and populism can change someone for the worse.
When I was in high school I researched Annie for a report. I found a news article where she said "To live and work as a woman in a man`s world you have to be twice as good to be considered equal. You have to never lose your temper and never let down your guard, because that one moment of being human will be used against you as a woman." And she was right, even today!
I’m not too much interested in this era or the WildWest BUT this was great in a way I can’t put my finger on! thank you so much & someone should make a movie out of this woman’s life👍
They tried with Annie Get Your Gun but it was a totally fabricated fantasy remake of what her life really was. Hopefully they can give my cousin a better representation with a more accurate movie.
The legend goes that, while living in Cincinnati, Annie continued hunting, killing small game, especially birds and selling them to restaurants. The restaurants took anything she killed. There were other hunters active in the area, but Annie's kills were most popular. The other hunters killed their birds with a shotgun. This left the whole body of the bird peppered with bird shot and customers disliked picking out the shot as they ate or worse, biting down on one while chewing. Annie killed her birds with a rifle, leaving a lead-free carcass. Annie was also a talented seamstress, making not only all her own clothes and costumes, but also costumes for most of the other performers in the Wild West show. If you look at the pictures, you can see that, while she had a style all her own, her clothes were aways impeccably made and always fit perfectly.
She was "little miss sure shot". I named my first lever action Winchester model 94 30-30 after her. Called her little Annie. That gun was that accurate.
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Do a video on Col. Steven dePyssler. Recently passed, great dude, met him quite a few times while I was stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base, even got some pictures with him. At the time of his passing, he was 101 years old and the only living American to have served in 4 wars (WW2, Korea, French Indo-China War, Bay of Pigs Incident and Vietnam). He received many military distinctions in his career, and died a millionaire to boot. He spent the last 40 years of his life volunteering on base helping veterans, specifically the retiree affairs office.
An excerpt from an article I found with regards to Col. D's funeral ceremony:
“His goal was, and I quote, ‘to help one person a day, for as long as I live. That’s my goal, and it has been for years and years and years,’” said Maj. Gen. Andrew Gebara, Air Force Global Strike Command director of strategic plans, programs and requirements and former 2nd Bomb Wing commander, during the ceremony. “Well to do the math, for the amount of time he was running the retiree affairs office, if you add 365 days a year, and you have to add 10 for 10 leap years mind you, that means Col. dePyssler’s goal was to help 14,975 people. And he did. He spent countless days helping widows navigate the bureaucratic world of the military life without their spouses. And he worked tirelessly to honor veterans.”
Interested lady
Ment to write interesting lady
Please do Booker T. Washington next
I had a vision of God
as a native of greenville, this woman is a legend around here, we hold the annie oakley festival every year, and even have a statue of her near main street. hats off for another absolute banger simon
Weirdos!
@@m1lst3r89 what's weird about it?
Nice.
So cool.
🤪🙃😉
Frank and Annie were married 50 years and they died mere weeks apart. They lived and worked together. Frank fell in love with her after being beaten by her, showing a lack of ego and appreciation of her competence. I just find them really sweet (minus the age gap).
Its such an amazing story. Not many of them are so sweet.
Seems like quite an arbitrary qualifier . People grew up a lot quicker back in those days, especially after facing all the hardships Annie faced. Hell, she even paid off her mother's mortgage before meeting Frank. How many teenagers can claim that level of responsibility? Apparently Annie didn't regret her decision to marry Frank despite their age difference so who are we to judge? Not to mention there seems to be some discrepancy about her actual age for the sake of show business or vanity or both, which was quite common at one time. My own mother is younger than myself by two years 😌
That's Really awesome
@@pakde8002 stepmother, you mean?
@@pakde8002 Not judging at all. It just looks wierd by today's standards, but I understand it was common back then.
But your last sentence....what?? Lol
I do believe this is the first BIO-Graphics I've watched that doesn't have a sad ending... Absolutely love this channel!!
I had heard of Annie before, but didn't know much about her other than she was really good with a gun. It seems she was a kind, good hearted woman who lived in the spotlight, but didn't let it change her. I walk away from this video with the word 'wholesome', as a way to describe her. Thanks for the education, and great video.
Its nice to hear about a legend like Annie that gets to live out their life to the fullest. Not many legends end in a nice retirement.
Finally someone from Ohio who's not a serial killer. Rock on, Annie and happy belated birthday!
Let’s not forget that Ohio also produces lots of presidents and astronauts. It’s also worth noting that all three groups are often occupied by folks with narcissistic personalities.
@@kegsofvomitspit Ohio the land of the narcissist? New slogan for the state borders I think? Jk 😜
since when is Ohio known for having murderers? I know plenty of Ohioans who brag about famous people from their state better the world.
@@theawesomeman9821: I was born in Ohio in 1975 and lived most of my life here. Since I was young I’ve been hearing that we produce a “higher than usual” percentage of serial killers. Whether that statistic has any validity or is more of an urban legend, I haven’t looked into.
Actually, there are millions of Ohioans walking free who have not committed even a single murder. Most of them have never committed any kind of crime.
She was, and always will be, a badass.
💯💯💯💯
Women who handle with cars or guns will never be badass.
@@m1lst3r89 and you will never get over the stroke you had while writing that comment...
@@Its0kToBeWhite either your comment or your profile name is joke.
@@m1lst3r89 Envy is never a good look, darling... Get BETTER not BITTER. 💅
Fact Boy is to RUclips what Annie was to shooting: determined to hit every possible target 👌
50 years of marriage, a lifetime of memories, and a beautifully poetic ending. Frank being so lucky to not have to suffer alone for too long🧡
Frank was so distraught over Annie's death that he starved himself to death.
“Aim for the high mark and you will hit. No, not the first time, not the second and maybe not the third. But keep on aiming and keep on shooting for only practice will make you perfect. Finally you’ll hit the bull’s-eye of success“
Annie Oakley
One of the tales from the Ol' Wild West that has a happy ending. Good to see Frank & Annie stay together for so long and enjoy a simple life during some of the most tumultuous of times.
I know there have been some previous attempts with a lot of half-baked projects and little acclaim, but this woman's story would make for an absolutely incredible film/mini-series. This is what I don't understand about the way modern entertainment is made: we have tons of these incredibly compelling stories that detail all of the American values that many of us hold dear, yet they never seem to be truly represented or retold. Annie's life story has all of the amazing values that so many of us want to see. She was tenacious, driven, skilled, resilient, and tough while still being feminine and beautiful. She suffered and overcame. She pursued her passion and crafted a life out of nothing but perseverance and seizing opportunity. Her life is the American dream, full of pain and woe and love and success. I don't understand how there hasn't been a major push to retell her story accurately by some studio, even the Daily Wire. I think we should start a campaign to everyone at the DW because they're the most likely to be interested in staying true to these values. I mean, hell, Gina Carano would probably love the chance to direct that considering her previous work. Let's make this happen!
Big difference between a shotgun and a rifle. The fact that she was hitting airborne coins with a rifle is much more impressive that it would be with a shotgun (scatter gun).
Easy to fake that to.
i pride myself on being a quick-shot, having shot skeet and trap since i was 9. shooting a coin, even with a shotgun, out of the air is not something i would try, but i would love to be able to do at will. shotgun or rifle, it's bloody impressive.
@@viking_nor I hate to think that, I'm sure she was a great shot but back then there was always some fuckery going on behind the scenes...
There are plenty of rumors to this day that her shells are loaded with shot rather than a bullet. You can still buy them today, they are used for shooting smaller things like snakes
Not completely true. A shotgun is a gun that can shoot birdshot. It can also shoot slugs though, which are single projectiles. But yes, most probably she used birdshot shells.
In my opinion, Annie Oakley is an inspirational figure for both men and women to follow. She showcases how one can rise up from absolute bottom, take care of their family, and find success.
"All the lights, the noise, the excitement". I live near Cincinnati and I can guarantee no one is saying that about it nowadays! Great video, I didn't realize how much I didn't know about Annie Oakley. She turned out to be a lot more interesting than I anticipated. Thanks, Simon and crew!
who dey baby
I thought he was about to say she hated city life and yearned for nature and.... all that. I learn I'm wrong every single day. So I'm a lifetime learner. Sort of. 🤪👈
Then you truly don’t get out downtown enough!
That one had a rough start but wow, what a life. I can see why she's admired by women and gun fans alike.
Wow, what a great life story! Really amazing that she could overcome such a hard upbringing. I especially liked how many people helped her, and in turn, she helped so many others after. Suing and winning against the tabloids was icing on the cake. Never heard of Annie Oakley before, but its a name I won't soon forget. Nice work on this bio!
My grandfather 6 generations back was her great grandma's brother.
Tragic childhood turned success , I think everyone has heard of Supershot Annie and the fact she helped disadvantage children and a women's rights activist even adds to her legacy , she died young but certainly left her mark , her fortune was spent on her family and her various causes she has a museum in Ohio and has been inducted into various halls of fame , im sure if she had lived to 1950 she would have loved the movie Annie get your gun , which one some Oscar's
That last photo of Annie at 18:35 is awesome. On man, to have seen her perform!
Annie Oakley was my childhood love I thought she was the ants pants and Joan of ark , Joan being one of my patron saints , love your stories mate cheers from Australia.
Annie is one of my ancestors! Sooooo proud of her
I just read this quote from Annie Oakley this week.
"When a man hits a target, they call him a marksman. When I hit a target, they call it a trick. Never did like that much." Simon didn't call her a trick shooter the entire time and I wouldn't have noticed it if it weren't for reading her quote. Good joke Fact Boy.
I believe her was a trick.
@@m1lst3r89 Learn Grammar
@@m1lst3r89 Obviously English is a trick that you've yet to learn.
I (for one) would love to find a gal like Annie... Someone I ain't got to sweat or worry about. She's got a gun (handy) and at least a shell or two (cartridge/whatever)... she'll be alright.
Top-dollar bride material there... ;o)
@@mrtlsimon what use of that?
She really made a great life for herself! A legendary sharpshooter with perseverance and very beautiful in my opinion.
Loved this video, Simon, thank you! Ever since I was a little kid I've been fascinated with Annie Oakley and in elementary school often checked out a book about her from the library. I remember reading that, while she was providing game for the family, she was also selling it to local restaurants who liked to purchase from her because she was so precise a shot there was never any stray bird shot in the meat. Why a six year-old from St. Paul would remember that fact is still a mystery.
Annie has always been a hero to me. She was truly amazing. She didn't just take what life handed her. She worked hard to become what she was. That's why we're still talking about her today.
Most of us just take what life gives us, some of us use it better than others, some just waste it...
Annie is a better person than me. The Wolves would have paid for their transgressions. Anyone who abused a 10 year old girl is not human enough for me to forgive
@Lucas Portasio We can hope 😊
Yeah I agree. If you're implying that you would have murdered them, you do sound like a fairly low quality person.
But also not worthy of the years spent in prison it would have cost to kill them.
Agreed
That happened a lot. And still happens. A kid with no money or parents was food for wolves.
Suggestion for another Biographics video, Henry Dunant. He was the founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross, AKA the origin of our modern Red Cross, and the man who established the Geneva Convention.
He wrote a memoir called “A Memory of Solferino” (available online for free) about how he stumbled across the aftermath of a horrible battle, the dead strewn everywhere and severely injured soldiers abandoned to die slowly.
Dunant couldn’t stand the sight of this, he went to a nearby village to get more people to help. Together they tended to the injured and comforted the dying; sometimes penning last words to the soldier’s loved ones, even if they didn’t speak the same language they tried nonetheless.
As a result of this battle, Dunant was determined to never let this happen again. I won’t go into the rest, but this man is the very reason our society has gotten this far (in my opinion anyways).
Even in life Dunant faded into obscurity for a while, his contribution to mankind unrecognized for many years. Let’s make sure he’s never forgotten again.
What a wholesome & uplifting story! I needed that! ✌🏼
Annie is an Icon. Love that her legend lives on
Such a heartwarming love story between her and Frank Butler!
I remember in elementary school learning a little bit about this gal
Fantastic! I had never really informed myself about her but I have a new picture to print for my wall of greats! I love how these videos toss bones on fascinating segments of history that you would never think to explore!
Always remember, in America, our truest sport always has been, is, and will be, shooting. Annie is a patron saint of the sport.
Nice, heart warming story for a change rather than just cold history.
Thank you for blowing smoke (gun smoke, that is) in the face of those two movies, one play, and a 1957 tv series -- all of which portrayed Ms. Oakley as a loud-mouth buffoon in a sexy costume. In the musical "Annie Get Your Gun," she's singing "gunslinger," to use their word.
When I was a teenager, my Dad took me to the shooting range, where learned to be a crack shot with a .22 rifle. Because I can handle that light-weight gun, I can appreciate the skill it took Ms. Oakley with her Smith & Wesson and her Winchester. She is being honored now at the National Women's History Museum, here in Washington, D.C.
Such an amazing Woman and awesome story. Almost all of it was new information to me. Thank you for reintroducing me to an American Hero!
Annie Oakley. A true American hero.
Simon and crew.....this is definitely one of your best. Thanks so much for sharing your skills and knowledge.. Lvya all much
I played the part of Annie in my high-school production of "Annie Get Your Gun!" 😉😁 We had so much fun! What an amazing lady! 👏🏻👏🏻🥰🥰
My great grandfather was adopted from the same Darke County Children’s Home after a local Church castigated it’s members for not adopting the orphans. (His mother had suffered a traumatic brain injury.) Luckily, he found a much better home than Annie! He eventually married his foster sister (not so creepy back then.) I grew up on their farm. My great-grandfather passed away when I was little, at the care home adjacent to the Children’s home. It’s very strange hearing about Greenville from the perspective of an outsider.
I am from Darke County too. My great great grandparents immigrated from Germany in 1868 and settled in North Star, Ohio, I doubt they met up with Annie since they didn't speak English, I remember the Children's Home. Do you live in Darke County? I live in Florida.
@@nancymeehan3874 I live on the Darke/Preble County line, but visiting relatives and family friends at the Brethren’s Home was a big part of my childhood.
@@CamLedbetter I know the Brethern Home well. I am always happy to connect with people from Darke County
@@nancymeehan3874 It might interest you to know that it was Castine Church of the Brethren that told their congregation to go take in the orphans.
@@CamLedbetter I had lots of Church of the Brethren friends growing up. They are good people
This is the second time I’ve heard of poor farms in recent months. I was browsing the 1880 census looking for my great great grandfather and found that the Illinois township I was born in had a poor farm/asylum from 1850 to 1955 (there is still a juvenile mental health center on the same land today).
It's insane to me that I'm barely in my 30's, but I do have a grandmother who was born in 1927. I like to compare different historical events to how old she was at the time, and it's insane to me that Annie Oakley died only one year before my grandmother was born!
She will forever be immortalized by Alyssa Edwards performance as her.
FINALLLLLYYY!! I’ve been waiting years for you guys to cover her. She’s such an inspiration. ❤️🔥
A cruel irony was that Annie's hard working and uncomplaining attitude was what lead to her being targeted by the horrible couple in the first place.
Samuel and Nancy Edington, who were already running the infirmary before she left for those 2 hellish years, spoke really well of her and even sought Annie's mother's permission to let the couple take her, so she could attend school. Can you imagine the guilt they felt, when she returned 2 years later.
Thanks for this. I grew up on stories about her. She really was the greatest shot in history.
My cousin on my fathers side. My 5x great grandpa was her great grandmas brother.
Annie and Frank spent a lot of their adult years together and it's only fitting that they were rejoined only 18 days after Annie passed. Frank may have wanted to pass so he could be with the love of his life once again. A sweet story.
In today's world that creepy couple that enslaved her would be in jail. As it is, their Bad Karma caught up with them and they paid dearly for their misdeeds.
Annie Oakley. Certified legend.🏅
Our high school did the musical Annie Get Your Gun and I always wondered more about here actual life. Thanks for doing this one.
It's amazing to me how simple some of these shots seem as tike has gone by now that I've seen them done & done them & seen even crazier stuff over the years not just trick shits either back in Vietnam days 1000yard shots were mindblowing now I take them on a daily basis
About time someone covered Annie Oakley!
14:22 - Bogardus' loss of his guns may have been the origin of "lost 'em all in a tragic boating accident."
Beautiful story of an extraordinary lady.
Her story is really inspiring.
I knew about her stage act, but nothing else about her. She sounds like a fascinating character, and I can't help but feel that thanks to her private nature we only know the tip of the iceberg when it comes to her life. 54 libel cases! They messed with the wrong determined woman.
Can't imagine "The Wolves" slept easy at night once her reputation started to spread.
Future Video suggestion -
Eamon DeValera (1882-1975) - prominent political leader in 20th century Ireland who, after the Irish war of independence from 1919 to 1921, was in the public eye for over forty years from 1922 until his death were he served as head of government (Taoiseach) and head of state (president). He was nearly executed in the Easter Rising in 1916 and was key in putting into place the new constitution on 1937. A very prominent figure in Irish history.
I'm a pretty avid marksman so Annie Oakley is one of my heroes.. thanks for this one.
Annie Oakley AKA The One Who Knocks
"I am the Danger" lol
Damn, they had methamphetamine in the 1800s?
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You'd be surprised, I wouldn't be surprised if they snorted gun power
Hi Simon and crew. Love your channels, would you care to do a biographics on the late great Bill Hicks. Huge impact on many of our modern comedians and even turned up at Waco during the infamous siege.
I hope the next video is about calamity Jane she's another one from the old west that's a very interesting person to read about
This was always some kind of legend to me and I'd never delved into her history. Many thanks for making that unnecessary now
We had some friends come up from CO for pheasants. All I had was my open sight, mag fed Marlin .22. We were walking a line, no bird dogs, flushed some into the air I hit one then swung the barrel 90° to my left toward a bird who just started gliding.
I saw that second bird tumble so I started jogging toward to ensure it wasn’t lost once on the ground…I was out there tracking the trail of blood when my uncle called out, “Zu_, what’re you doing over there???” Told him I got one, he said “wuddya mean?? You already hit this one!” Holding up the game cock for me to see. Right then, I found my second bird and hoisted it for him to see. Later on that night after a couple beers and maybe a funny cigarette he said”that was crazy, some Annie Oakley shooting.”
@@zu_1455 Did you hit two with that single shot..?
@@Its0kToBeWhite it can be done. I've done it.
Sounds like Annie had a deep, INSTINCTUAL understanding of physics.
My mate's the same way. How he describes it is like so: "You know how some games, you'll go to throw a grenade and it'll show you where it will arc and land? Imagine that for everything, no HUD needed."
i really enjoy when you reanimate the photos
I love stories like this - where fact meets fiction or as Dave Bowie said, “print the myth”!
Oh my goodness. I am from Danville, VA I never knew about the train wreck or that Annie Oakely was supposed to come to Danville.
What a remarkable life. What a wonderful woman she was. 🙂
Perhaps the worst thing about Annie's treatment at the hands of "the Wolves" was the fact they were in letter-writing contact with her mother and telling her everything was fine, at the time.
One of the best things, when Annie ran away from them, she had to get a train back to the Infirmary. Without any money, a random passenger actually paid for her train ticket. One little act of kindness that helped her back to a more settled life.
EDIT: I hadn't realised Simon was going to refer to this later in the video (12:29). I hope the Oakley story is true; that would be kind of sweet.
Lovely story. I really enjoyed watching that.
Got to be the most wholesome story to come out of the Wild West
Yeah, bring on the Sitting Bull episode!
Annie seemed to have really bad and good luck for people at the same time... She met bad people, but also good people. It was quite heartwarming how many people saw her skill and instead of trying to diss her, accepted she is better than them and supported her.
1:30 - Chapter 1 - Early years
6:15 - Mid roll ads
7:45 - Chapter 2 - Annie meets frank
10:55 - Chapter 3 - Annie get your gun
14:45 - Chapter 4 - Annie oakley, hero of the wild west
Thanks
Simon ALWAYS the BEST...👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🔥
Very well researched. Well narrated. Love your sarcasm.
what a wonderful story
Now that is what you call living a good life.
My great great uncle dated her while she was in Cincinnati and she gave him a pocket watch for Christmas one year…my family still has that pocket watch with the engraving “To Larry from Annie with love”
Best story I've heard in a long, long time.
I’m wondering if you all would ever be willing to do one on Governor George Wallace? I think his trip from moderate to the face of segregation, his presidential campaign and assassination attempt, all the way back to moderate is an interesting story. Just how chasing the vote and populism can change someone for the worse.
I've seen you post the same bit multiple times. I'm not opposing it, but I think Simon by now has gotten the message.
I did not realize he was that interesting or nuanced. I support your proposal.
When I was in high school I researched Annie for a report. I found a news article where she said "To live and work as a woman in a man`s world you have to be twice as good to be considered equal. You have to never lose your temper and never let down your guard, because that one moment of being human will be used against you as a woman." And she was right, even today!
Wow a story from the early American entertainment industry that doesn't end with "they died, sad, alone, and penniless"
54 out of 55 lawsuits won. Legend.
please give us the sitting bull episode, it would be amzing!
I’m not too much interested in this era or the WildWest BUT this was great in a way I can’t put my finger on! thank you so much & someone should make a movie out of this woman’s life👍
They tried with Annie Get Your Gun but it was a totally fabricated fantasy remake of what her life really was. Hopefully they can give my cousin a better representation with a more accurate movie.
I wonder when Netflix is going to make a movie about her. They'll probably portray her as a superhero or something.
Knowing Netflix, They'll probably portray her as LGBTQ....😡😒!!!
The legend goes that, while living in Cincinnati, Annie continued hunting, killing small game, especially birds and selling them to restaurants. The restaurants took anything she killed. There were other hunters active in the area, but Annie's kills were most popular. The other hunters killed their birds with a shotgun. This left the whole body of the bird peppered with bird shot and customers disliked picking out the shot as they ate or worse, biting down on one while chewing. Annie killed her birds with a rifle, leaving a lead-free carcass.
Annie was also a talented seamstress, making not only all her own clothes and costumes, but also costumes for most of the other performers in the Wild West show. If you look at the pictures, you can see that, while she had a style all her own, her clothes were aways impeccably made and always fit perfectly.
I might have to put a picture of her up on my wall. What an amazing woman!
That's such an awesome beautiful story!
Wow!!! I didn't know any of this. History is so much richer than we know. Now I'm interested in Buffalo Bill's story.
It is totally crazy how long they were married, and that he starved to death after her death because he loved her so much.
Wow...that was just a really wholesome biographics
Oh also love your vids!!!
Good video 👍
I was interested to see this one because I'm distantly related to Annie Oakley. My great-grandmother (b. 1907) was a great grandniece of Annie.
She is a cousin through my fathers side. Guess we are distantly related too.
I'm pretty sure that clip of her shooting in the beginning is a Winchester Repeater, not a shotgun... Which is even more impressive.
She was "little miss sure shot". I named my first lever action Winchester model 94 30-30 after her. Called her little Annie. That gun was that accurate.
IS THIS WHY THE BRAND OAKLEY MAKES THOSE GLASSES OFTEN NICKNAMED "SHOOTERS"??
consider my mind to be blown
Hell of an interesting life. Done right, it would be a heck of a biographical movie.