* 1885 – American sharpshooter Annie Oakley was hired by Nate Salsbury to be a part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West.

As a billposter, he also traveled across the U. S. with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show and the Ringling Brothers, among the five different circuses.

In the story " The Vigilante of Pizen Bluff " by Don Rosa, he is seen appearing at Buffalo Bill's Wild West.

* May 9 – Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show opens in London.

The spurning of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show proved a serious financial mistake.

A handbill for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show # Buffalo Bill | Wild West

In 1883 Omaha hosted the first official performance of the Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show for eight thousand attendees.

Peru was the winter headquarters for several famous circuses, including Ringling Brothers, Hagenbeck-Wallace, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, and others.

In 1883, the city was the site of the first full-dress rehearsal of Buffalo Bill's Wild West show before its opening in Omaha.

He and his sons were renowned crack shots who toured with the Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.

" That term was familiar in 1898, from Buffalo Bill who called his famous western show " Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World.

According to Cody's account in Buffalo Bill's Own Story, the Utah War was where he first began his career as an " Indian fighter ".

Buffalo Bill's Wild West, 1890

In 1883, in the area of North Platte, Nebraska, Cody founded " Buffalo Bill's Wild West ", a circus-like attraction that toured annually.

In 1893 Cody changed the title to " Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World ".

The late 1890s were relatively prosperous years for " Buffalo Bill's Wild West ", and he bought more land to add to the TE Ranch.

A final autobiography, titled " The Great West That Was: ' Buffalo Bill's ' Life Story ," was serialized in Hearst's International Magazine from August 1916 to July 1917 and ghostwritten by James J. Montague.

The poem is commonly known by its first two lines: " Buffalo Bill's / defunct ".

The poet expresses Buffalo Bill's showmanship by describing his " watersmooth-silver / stallion ", and using a staccato beat for the quick shooting of clay pigeons.

* Cunningham, Tom F. ( 2007 ) Your Fathers Ghosts: Buffalo Bill's Wild West in Scotland, Edinburgh: Black and White Publishing, ISBN 1-84502-117-7

* Gallop, Alan ( 2001 ) Buffalo Bill's British Wild West, Stroud: Sutton, ISBN 0-7509-2702-X

* Kasson, Joy S. ( 2000 ) Buffalo Bill's Wild West: Celebrity, Memory, and Popular History, New York: Hill and Wang, ISBN 0-8090-3244-9

* 1846 – William F. " Buffalo Bill " Cody, American frontiersman ( d. 1917 )

* 1917 – William F. " Buffalo Bill " Cody, American frontiersman ( b. 1846 )

* January 10 – William F. " Buffalo Bill " Cody, American frontiersman ( b. 1846 )

* February 26 – William F. " Buffalo Bill " Cody, American frontiersman ( d. 1917 )

Although denied a spot at the fair, Buffalo Bill Cody decided to come to Chicago anyway, setting up his Wild West show just outside the edge of the exposition.

Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historical Park is located near North Platte, a Nebraska living history park about Buffalo Bill Cody.

Many attractions abound, including the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, the Cody Stampede Rodeo, and the western museum, Old Trail Town.

* Buffalo Bill Cody, soldier, buffalo hunter and wild west showman

Buffalo Bill Cody owned a mine in Oracle briefly and, in 1911, appeared as " Santa " for a group of local children.

Eliza Cody Myers ( Mrs. George Myers ), sister of William F. " Buffalo Bill " Cody is also buried there.

William Buffalo Bill Cody was at one time a resident of Weston, and the town was a major " jumping off " point for the Santa Fe Trail, the Oregon Trail and the California Gold Rush.

The tavern was patronized by " Buffalo Bill " Cody during his frequent visits to Columbus.

Although not a resident, William F. " Buffalo Bill " Cody was a frequent visitor to Columbus.

A citizen who became famous in the " wild west " is " Captain Jack " Crawford, ( also known as the " Poet Scout ") western actor, scout for General George Crook's campaign in the Black Hills, native of Carndonagh, Ireland and performer with William F. Cody ( Buffalo Bill ), was postmaster and had a small general store in Girardville in 1869-1874, leaving town to go out west to find Gold.

It is named after William Frederick Cody, primarily known as Buffalo Bill, from William Cody's part in the creation of the original town.

The Buffalo Bill Dam between Rattlesnake and Cedar mountains forms a large reservoir about 10 miles ( 16 km ) to the west of Cody.

Roping a calf at the Buffalo Bill Cody Stampede Rodeo

The twice-weekly newspaper was founded by Buffalo Bill Cody and Col. John Peake in August 1899.

William Frederick " Buffalo Bill " Cody ( February 26, 1846 – January 10, 1917 ) was an American soldier, bison hunter and showman.

William Frederick Cody (" Buffalo Bill ") got his nickname after the American Civil War when he had a contract to supply Kansas Pacific Railroad workers with buffalo meat.