July 14, 1881- Billy the Kid, alias Henry McCarty, alias William H. Bonney, alias Henry Antrim, was killed on this day in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, by Pat Garrett. He has become the most legendary figure in the history of the American West. It has even been questioned as to whether he really was killed on that day, or if he lived to old age (the movie Young Guns II explores the claims of Brushy Bill Roberts). Love him or hate him, his life and legend have left an indelible mark on the history of the American West, and on American pop culture.
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