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    • Aug 18, 1774
    Explorer Meriwether Lewis is born in Charlottesville, Virginia. A leader of the historic Lewis & Clark Expedition from 1804-1806, he's namechecked in a 1980 country hit by Ed Bruce, "The Last Cowboy Song"
    Oct 11, 1809
    Meriwether Lewis, an explorer who helped unlock the American Northwest, dies in Hohenwald, Tennessee. The Lewis & Clark Expedition is referenced in Ed Bruce's 1980 country hit "The Last Cowboy Song"
    Dec 5, 1839
    General George Custer is born in New Rumley, Ohio. Best known for his stand at Little Big Horn, he's mentioned in the lyrics of Elton Britt's "There's A Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere" and Ed Bruce's "The Last Cowboy Song"
    Sep 5, 1847
    Old West outlaw Jesse James is born in Kearney, Missouri. He's referenced in Toby Keith's "Should've Been A Cowboy," Trick Pony's "Just What I Do" and Johnny Cash & Waylon Jennings' "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang"
    Mar 19, 1848
    Frontier figure Wyatt Earp is born in Monmouth, Illinois. He's referenced in Ed Bruce's 1980 hit "The Last Cowboy Song"
    Oct 4, 1861
    Frederic Remington, a painter known for his Old West portraits, is born in Canton, New York. He's immortalized in Ed Bruce's "The Last Cowboy Song"
    Jun 26, 1876
    General George Custer is killed during his famous last stand at the Battle of Little Big Horn in Montana. His memory is rekindled in Elton Britt's "There's A Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere" and Ed Bruce's "The Last Cowboy Song"
    Jan 6, 1880
    Actor Tom Mix is born in Mix Run, Pennsylvania. He becomes one of the first western film stars and will be cited in The Statler Brothers' 1977 country hit "The Movies"
    Aug 24, 1880
    Herb Yates is born in Brooklyn, New York. He founds Republic Pictures, which releases a series of B-western movies starring Gene Autry and Roy Rogers
    Jul 14, 1881
    Cattle thief, escaped convict and killer Henry McCarty is gunned down at Fort Sumner, New Mexico, by sheriff Pat Garrett. McCarty's legendary nickname provides the title for Billy Dean's autobiographical 1992 hit "Billy The Kid"



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