Harry Longabaugh (1867-?), also known as the Sundance Kid, was an outlaw and member of Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch, in the Wild West. Legend states that he was a wizard with a gun. It is generally believed that Butch and Sundance were killed by soldiers in Bolivia in 1908, but there is some evidence to suggest that they returned to the United States with Sundance dying in 1936. from around the turn of the 20th century File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Butch Cassidy, a famous Western American outlaw An outlaw, a person living the lifestyle of outlawry, meaning literally outside of the law. ... Wild Bunch, a gang in the American Wild West, led by Butch Cassidy, included Sundance Kid, Ben Kilpatrick, William Carver, Laura Bullion, Elza Lay, George Curry, Harvey Logan, and Bob Meeks. ... Great Basin region, typical American West The Western United States has played a significant role in history and fiction. ...
It is possible that often the "SundanceKid" was mistaken for "Kid Curry", as in many of the exploits articles would refer to the "Kid".
The SundanceKid did participate in a shootout with lawmen who trailed a gang led by George Curry to the Hole-in-the-Wall hideout, and was thought to have wounded two lawmen in that shootout.
It is generally accepted that both Butch and Sundance were later killed by soldiers in Bolivia in November 1908, after the two of them heisted a Bolivian mining company payroll.
Sundance was a small town of ranchers and farmers.
Harry was given the nick-name The SundanceKid after that, a name that would go down in the annals of history.
In 1993, a team of experts exhumed in Bolivia what they believed was the body of the Sundancekid, only to discover through DNA comparison that it was not Sundance at all.
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