Rooted in American history, the nickname pays homage to a larger-than-life figure of the Old West, William Frederick “Buffalo Bill” Cody. Known for his extraordinary exploits and showmanship, ...

William Comstock. That was Comstock's home range. And Comstock was more commonly known as Medicine Bill, but they say some people had begun to call him Buffalo Bill and Cody had already gotten ...

"Buffalo Bill" Cody is a figure from the American Old West. Born in Iowa in 1846 as William F. Cody, he gained his infamous nickname during his time as a hunter, providing bison meat for railroad ...

Today in Wyoming history: In 1883, William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody organized his first Wild West Show. Tomorrow in Wyoming history: In 1933, Gillette requested federal assistance in putting out ...

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 16. -- The divorce suit of Col. Cody ("Buffalo Bill") against Mrs. Louisa Cody came up in the District Court here to-day, and the depositions of five of Cody's witnesses were ...

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General William Tecumseh Sherman called it "wonderfully ... But just how accurate was Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West show? The buffalo were real, to begin with. So was Bill Cody.

Many of ground-breaking photographer Gertrude Käsebier's portrait subjects were working and traveling with William "Buffalo Bill" Cody’s Wild West shows, at the turn of the 20th century. She ...