Billy the Kid - Wikipedia
Henry McCarty (September 17 or November 23, 1859 – July 14, 1881), alias William H. Bonney, better known as Billy the Kid, was an American outlaw and gunfighter of the Old West who is alleged to have killed 21 men before he was shot and killed at the age of 21.
Billy the Kid | Biography, Death, & Facts | Britannica
2024年11月20日 · Billy the Kid (born November 23, 1859?, New York, New York, U.S.—died July 14, 1881, Fort Sumner, New Mexico) was an American outlaw who was one of the most notorious gunfighters of the American West. Although he claimed to have killed 21 men, the actual number is likely less than 10.
9 Things You May Not Know About Billy the Kid - HISTORY
2016年7月14日 · Operating under the alias of William H. Bonney (his given name was likely Henry McCarty), he lived a short, but eventful life that included at least nine murders and a brazen jailbreak. Here are...
Billy the Kid - Photo, Movie & Pat Garrett - Biography
2014年4月3日 · Billy the Kid was a late 19th-century thief and gunfighter. He was reportedly killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett, who later burnished the legend of the Wild West outlaw. (1859-1881) Who Was Billy...
Billy the Kid: Facts and Information About the Wild West Outlaw
William Henry McCarty, Jr. was only 21 years of age when he died of a gunshot wound at Ft. Sumner in the New Mexico Territory. He had several aliases but is best known as Billy the Kid. He was only 18 when he killed his first man. No one knows for certain where Billy the Kid was born.
The Life and Legend of Billy the Kid | American Experience | PBS
Writer O. Henry bases his western-hero fictional character The Cisco Kid on Billy the Kid.
The Wild West’s Most Wanted: 10 Facts About Billy the Kid
2022年1月12日 · Billy the Kid was famous across the Wild West and beyond as an outlaw, gunslinger and crook. Born in 1859 as Henry McCarty in New York City, he assumed the sobriquet Billy during his tenure as an outlaw, a vocation he pursued from 1877 when he shot a blacksmith at Camp Grant Army Post in Arizona.
How Billy the Kid Really Died - HowStuffWorks
2024年7月22日 · Billy the Kid, whose legal name was William Henry McCarty Jr. (though he sometimes also went by the name William Bonney), was an orphan who, while still a teenager, had become embroiled in a violent local dispute known as the Lincoln County War. During one confrontation, several men had been shot dead.
Summary of the Life of Billy the Kid
William H. Bonney alias Billy the Kid is probably the most misunderstood historical figure of the Old West. He was not a cold-blooded killer, nor was he a robber of trains or banks. Instead he was a gunfighter in a feud between two factions in which both sides stole from each other and …
The Life and Legend of Billy the Kid
2021年11月5日 · Of course we can’t forget one of the most famous outlaws of the wild west, William Henry McCarty Jr., also known as Billy the Kid. His life was brief, only 21 years, but in that time he made a place for himself in American History.