Angry townspeople surround James-Younger gang during robbery

Tuesday, September 7 The 250th day of the year 115 days left Today in history Attempting a bold daytime robbery of the Northfield Minnesota bank, the James-Younger gang suddenly finds itself surrounded by angry townspeople and is nearly wiped out on September 7, 1876. The bandits began with a diversion: five of the men galloped through the c...

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