1. US History This Day in American History November 23
 The infamous Western outlaw known as “Billy the Kid” is born in a poor Irish neighborhood on New York City’s East Side. Before he was shot dead at age 21, Billy reputedly killed 27 people in the American West.

2. US History This Day in American History November 23
1903 – Determined to crush the union of the Western Federation of Miners (WFM), Colorado Governor James Peabody sends the state militia into the mining town of Cripple Creek.

3. US History This Day in American History November 23
1959 – Robert Stroud, the famous “Birdman of Alcatraz,” is released from solitary confinement for the first time since Stroud gained widespread fame and attention when author Thomas Gaddis wrote a biography that trumpeted Stroud’s ornithological expertise.

4. US History This Day in American History November 23
1984 – Boston College’s diminutive quarterback Doug Flutie throws a last-second 64-yard pass to beat the University of Miami The 30,235 fans in the Orange Bowl had already begun to celebrate the victory they were sure their Hurricanes had won, and they were stunned when Flutie’s pass found his teammate (and roommate) Gerard Phelan in the end zone.