Buffalo Bill Cody. Season 6 Episode 1 | 24m 49s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Guide, hunter, cowboy, and showman, Cody’s persona still looms large in world history. Aired 04/06/2025.

"Buffalo Bill" Cody was born in LeClaire, Iowa, in 1846. He grew up in Leavenworth, Kansas, until he left home at age 11 to work herding cattle and on a wagon train.

Cody was asked to encourage Sitting Bill to report to the nearest commanding officer of U.S. troops. His group was intercepted by an interpreter who said Sitting Bull was not home and heading to ...

In 1889, the impresario Will “Buffalo Bill” Cody met with Thomas Edison on a visit to Paris. As two of the most famous Americans in the world, Cody arranged a breakfast together to show his ...

Colonel William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill Cody) circa 1907. Not so, says Steve Friesen in “Galloping Gourmet.” Buffalo Bill loved his liquor, so much so that his business manager made him swear ...

LECLAIRE, Iowa (KWQC) - The Buffalo Bill Cody Museum held a birthday celebration Sunday for the LeClaire native himself. Cody was born in LeClaire, February 26, 1846, before moving to Kansas.

CODY — A ghostly image of William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody stands by the door, inviting visitors to explore the “humors and stirring scenes” of the Western frontier.

For anyone captivated by the legend of William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody, his namesake town of Cody, Wyoming, is an essential pilgrimage. Nestled on the eastern edge of Yellowstone National Park ...

Buffalo Bill Cody was the world's most famous and best-loved American at the height of his popularity in 1900, but he told the most amazing whoppers that people still believe today, says UC Davis ...

A century ago, on Jan. 10, 1917, William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody, the famed Indian Wars scout (and Medal of Honor recipient), buffalo hunter and proprietor of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show ...

William "Kevin" Cody, the great-great-grandson of Buffalo Bill, admitted he wasn't really into his ancestry until he got into his 30s. "I know he was a fascinating character," he said.