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May 14, 2020 · MPI/Getty Images. Western outlaw Billy the Kid met his demise at about 12:30 a.m. on July 14, 1881, when he went to his friend Pete Maxwell’s home in Fort Sumner, New Mexico in search of a slice ...
Sep 1, 2023 · Born in 1859 and shot dead at the age of just 21, Billy the Kid may have lived a short life, but it was filled with some of the most storied exploits of the Old West. From his first robberies to his days as a frontier gunslinger to his sudden death, Billy the Kid remains perhaps the definitive legend of the Wild West.
Jan 12, 2022 · Here are 10 facts about Billy the Kid. 1. He was orphaned at age 15. The boy who would become known as Billy the Kid, Henry McCarty, had a turbulent childhood. He was born to Catherine and Patrick McCarty in late 1859. Within a few years, his father died.
Aug 17, 2022 · The boy behind the myth, who in just a few short years transformed himself from a skinny orphan to the most feared man in the West and an enduring icon. #PBS...
S1 E5 - The Little Bit of Paradise. May 7, 2022. 51min. TV-MA. Billy, on the move again, ends up in Chihuahua, Mexico, with a new Mexican friend called Segura. Together they enjoy several risky escapades – but in the end, Billy risks losing his life. Store Filled. Free trial of MGM+ or buy. Watch with MGM+.
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Henry McCarty, aka William Henry Bonney, aka Billy the Kid, was born on November 23, 1859, most likely in New York City. His parents’ names are not known for certain, but his mother was thought to be Katherine, and his father, perhaps Patrick. History then traces Billy to Indiana in the late 1860s and Wichita, Kansas in 1870.
William Henry McCarty Jr., aka Billy the Kid, born in 1859, was killed in an ambush by Sheriff Pat Garrett in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, in 1881. Wikimedia Commons. Lincoln County, New Mexico Sheriff Pat Garrett would later claim that on the night he shot down Billy the Kid, the notorious outlaw was holding a gun.
