America’s first rockstar:
Annie Oakley (1860 – 1926) 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, using a .22 caliber rifle, at 90 feet.
Retronaut via 1894 : Annie Oakley.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=eAmnQvMHlRs
Bright, shiny objects! 