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Born in Scott country,Iowa
Buffalo Bill was born in Scott country,Iowa -
Father died.
His father died in 1857. -
Rode the pony express
Buffalo Bill was 14 when he first rode the pony express. -
Pikes peak gold rush
Buffalo Bill tried his luck as a prospector in the Pikes Peak gold rush. -
Feed rail road workers
Cody took up the trade that gave him his nickname, hunting buffalo to feed the construction crews of the Kansas Pacific Railroad. -
Killed 4,280 buffalo getting his name.
By his own count, he killed 4,280 head of buffalo in seventeen months. -
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Chief of scouts.
He was chief of scouts for the Fifth Cavalry and took part in 16 battles. -
Awarded the Congressional medal of honor
He was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1872 because of the service over these years. -
Buffalo Bills wild west show.
Cody’s own theatrical genius revealed itself in 1883, when he organized Buffalo Bill’s Wild West, an outdoor extravaganza that dramatized some of the most picturesque elements of frontier life: a buffalo hunt with real buffalo's, an Indian attack on the Deadwood stage with real Indians, a Pony Express ride, and at the climax, a tableau presentation of Custer’s Last Stand in which some Lakota who had actually fought in the battle played a part. -
Stared Annie Oakley in show.
In later years Buffalo Bill’s Wild West would star the sharpshooter Annie Oakley, the first "King of the Cowboys," -
DIED
Buffalo Bill died in 1917
