The Night the Legend of Billy the Kid Was Born
On the night of July 14, 1881, Sheriff Pat Garrett tracked the 21-year-old outlaw Billy the Kid to a darkened bedroom in Fort Sumner, New Mexico.
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New Mexico Becomes the 47th State
On January 6, 1912, after 61 years as a U.S. territory — the longest wait of any state — New Mexico joined the Union when President William Howard Taft signed its statehood proclamation.