On May 27th 1837 James Butler Hickok came into this world. Most people know of his background, his reputation, some fictional, some real. And most people know of him not as James Butler Hickok, but as Wild Bill Hickok.
How the name Wild Bill came to be is an interesting one. Due to his long nose and protruding lip, he was called Duck Bill, then JBH took it upon himself to change the Duck to Wild, and eventually the name stuck.
On May 27th 1955 Karen Dale Stefaniak came into this world, and not much as been said about her since then. She had a few nicknames over the years which didn't stick for too very long either.
She didn't grow up to be involved with the law, and she doesn't sit around in saloons and play cards. But for some reason folks have repeatedly think she looks like a nice person named Diane, or an actress they've seen on a television show which has something to do with law.
Well, whether James Butler is called Wild Bill, and Karen is sometimes mistakenly called Diane, once upon a time they both had their pictures taken while wearing cowboy hats, even though Wild Bill was a little better dressed for the occasion.
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