In 1890, famed American sharpshooter and exhibition shooter Annie Oakley was performing at a showing of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Berlin. She asked for a volunteer for a stunt: holding a cigarette in their mouth from which Oakley could shoot the ashes.
Kaiser Wilhelm II, a long time admirer of Oakley and devoted fan, volunteered for the stunt. Oakley did not expect the Kaiser to volunteer, but she went with it since she had no choice in the matter. Armed with her Colt .45, Oakley was able to make the shot without shooting the Kaiser.
But what if Oakley had missed and had shot the Kaiser instead and killed him?
Kaiser Wilhelm II, a long time admirer of Oakley and devoted fan, volunteered for the stunt. Oakley did not expect the Kaiser to volunteer, but she went with it since she had no choice in the matter. Armed with her Colt .45, Oakley was able to make the shot without shooting the Kaiser.
But what if Oakley had missed and had shot the Kaiser instead and killed him?