By Deepdiscount.com

American Experience: Billy the Kid

On April 28 1881 just days from being hanged for murder 21-year-old Henry McCarty alias Billy the Kid outfoxed his jailors and electrified the nation with the last in a long line of daring escapes. Just a few weeks later he was finally gunned down by an ambitious sheriff and the felling of one of the most notorious criminals of the age made headlines across the country.