Today in History

July 06, 1998
The Singing Cowboy
Legendary actor Roy Rogers, known a "The King of Cowboys," dies on his ranch in California at age 86. In the 1930s on he starred in almost 100 movies and his own TV show, with his trusty horse, Trigger. When Trigger died in 1965, the singing cowboy who inspired a fast-food chain couldn't bear to part with the horse, and had him stuffed and mounted.



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Cowboys and Artists

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