- On this day in 1881. Billy the Kid was shot by Sheriff Pat Garrett in New Mexico. On a ranch near old Fort Sumner, New Mexico, the infamous Western outlaw was shot to death by the sheriff of Lincoln Country.
- On this day in 1868. Alvin J. Fellows patented the tape measure.
- On this day in 1789. This was the day the French Revolution began, at the fall of the Bastille. It is still celebrated in many countries throughout the world and is a public holiday in France; generally called Bastille Day or Fete National. It is considered the day freedom was born in France.
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The only surviving authenticated portrait of Billy the Kid. This tintype portrait sold at auction in June 2011 for USD $2,300,000 to William Koch. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Sheriff Pat Garrett, who shot Billy the Kid in 1881.(Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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Woohoo, 09history, I’m in Paris waiting for the fireworks to light up the Eiffel Tower tonight!!
Awwwww I’m sure that was a beautiful sight!