How old was Doc Holliday when he earned his dentistry degree?
21
25
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18
Answer
John Henry Holliday was 21 years old when he earned his dentistry degree from the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery in Philadelphia. He began his career as a dentist in Georgia but soon abandoned it due to his violent nature and alcoholism. He later became a gambler and gunfighter, and eventually died of tuberculosis in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, at the age of 36.
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