William “Buffalo Bill” Cody and James “Wild Bill” Hickok ... The nameless victim is thought to have been the only Pony Express rider killed, though a few station agents died when Indians ...

It is easy to associate Charlton Heston with his portrayals of towering historical figures—Moses in The Ten Commandments, ...

Buffalo Bill Cody personified the public's image of frontiersmen as ... In 1860 he became one of the youngest Pony Express riders at age 14. (Some historians doubt his Pony Express exploits, ...

So tell us about Buffalo Bill Cody. How did he come into the Great ... And then so that was the incentive of Bill becoming a Pony Express rider. Well, and there are a lot of people, this is ...

But just how accurate was Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West show ... and had even ridden for the Pony Express. The Deadwood stagecoach was real, too — Cody had gotten it from the manager of the ...

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The first Pony Express mail was sent from St. Joseph, Mo., April 3, 1860, by horse and rider relay teams. While the enterprise ultimately failed, famous riders like William (“Buffalo Bill”) Cody and ...