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The Wild West is a part of history that never stops fascinating us. A vast expanse of land free from the law and order of the rest of the country, the Old West was truly wild. The larger-than-life characters who ruled the West took full advantage of its lawlessness. Gambling, shootouts, highway robbery and heavy drinking were a way of life for the most famous of the outlaws. Can you guess which of these statements about outlaws of the Wild West are fact and which are fiction?
Fact or Fiction?
Photo: Wyatt Earp, seated second from left, with the Dodge City Peace Commission, June 1883.
- In these groups:
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
- Wild West
- Name Changers
Butch Cassidy
Thief / 1866 - 1909
- In these groups:
- Wild West
- Famous Pisceans
- Famous People Born in Illinois
Wyatt Earp
Police Officer / 1848 - 1929
Wyatt Earp was a frontiersman, marshal and gambler. After moving to Tombstone, Arizona, he got into a feud, which ended in a gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
- In these groups:
- Wild West
- Famous Irish-Americans
- Name Changers
Billy the Kid
Criminal / 1859 - 1881
Billy the Kid is best known for his time as a thief and gunfighter, constantly on the run from law enforcement.

June Carter Cash
Famous Fiction Authors
Angelina Jolie
My Ghost Story
I Survived
Babe Ruth
Johnny Cash
Georgia O'Keefe
I Survived

