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Sharpshooter Annie Oakley breaks all existing records for women’s trap shooting - March 5th, 1922

This Day in History Class

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Miss Annie Oakley

Phoebe anne moses was born in a cabin in dark county, ohio, back in 18 60. She was the fifth child of susan and jacob moses. Her four older sisters quickly took to calling her annie. To help the family survive, a seven year old Annie started trapping quail and other animals for food. A year later, she made her first shot with a on when she killed a squirrel for dinner just outside her house in greenville, ohio. The money she earned was a life line for her impoverished family, and they were even able to pay off the 200 dollar mortgage on their cabin. When Annie was 15 years old,

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