Five Outlaws That Were Considered Heroes
Sometimes there is a fine line between heroes and villains. It really just depends on the frame of reference that you see them. For every bad guy the establishment sees, others may see him as a modern-day Robin Hood who stole from the rich to give to the poor. Sometimes, what we read is more fiction than truth, but through books and music they become elevated to hero status. In these cases, we hear that the person was misunderstood or really trying to help his fellow man and we overlook that they were robbers, murders and thieves. Here is a look at five of these "heroes" and what they really did to become a criminal. Read more...
Categories: History Tags: Baby Face Nelson, Belle Starr, Billy the Kid, Bob Ford, Cole Younger, Frank James, Jesse James, John Dillinger, Pancho Villa, pat garrett, Pretty Boy Floyd
Five People Born on March 19
Today is March 19, 2010 and the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 286 days left in the year 2010. According the Mayan calendar, there are 1008 days till the end of the current cycle. On this date, in 1916, 8 US planes take off after Pancho Villa, the first air-offensive in US history. Here are five people that share a birthday on this day: Read more...
