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DENVER — The month of January has plenty of famous chapters in Colorado’s history book. On January 10, 1917, Buffalo Bill Cody passed away ... development of the “Wild West Show.” ...
There's controversy as to whether Buffalo Bill Cody really wanted ... to tour with his Wild West Show — died in the city in 1917. Cody's wife, Louisa, said he'd told her he wanted to be buried ...
“The only real controversy here is whether Cody wanted to be buried in Colorado ... contains numerous Wild West artifacts, including Friesen’s book “Buffalo Bill: Scout, Showman, Visionary.” ...
Together, they starred in Cody's Wild West Show, which drew an audience of a million people one year. Author Deanne Stillman tells Colorado Matters the story ended with Sitting Bull's murder and ...
Soon after he reported, Cody was credited with killing Cheyenne “Dog Soldier” Tall Bull during the Battle of Summit Springs on July 11, 1869, south of present-day Sterling, Colorado.
In 1883, after acting in several western-style events, Cody founded his own touring acts titled, “Buffalo Bill’s Wild West.” These shows were ... Buffalo Bill first traveled through Colorado seeking ...
Buffalo Bill, whose real name was William F. Cody, was best known for his Wild West show, which ran from the 1880s to the early 1900s.
This series shares stories of the people whose faces appear on “A Colorado ... Bill’s Wild West,” which featured re-enactments of Pony Express rides and Indian attacks. and turned him into an ...
The history of William "Buffalo Bill" Cody here in Colorado extends all the way to ... more than 7,600 miles away joined Buffalo Bill's Wild West shows. A new exhibit in downtown Denver tells ...