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"Buffalo Bill" Cody |
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Buffalo Bill Cody was an American Wild West frontiersman
who founded the town of Cody, Wyoming. William Frederick
Cody was also a showman who helped popularize the world's
romantic image of the American West with his traveling
"Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show." He was a winner of the
Congressional Medal of Honor, a Pony Express rider,
sharpshooter and frontier scout.
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Biographical fast facts |
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Full or original name at birth: William Frederick Cody
Date, time and place of birth: February 26, 1846,
at 8:00 a.m., near Le Claire*, Scott County, Iowa
Date, time, place and cause of death: January 10, 1917,
at 12:05 p.m., at 2932 Lafayette Street, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A.
(Uremic poisoning/Kidney disease)
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Error correction or clarification |
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* The town of his birth is not
"Le Clair" as some sources report. It's actually
spelled Le Claire. Also, he was not born in
1845 as he states in his autobiography.
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