A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On March 9, 1916, more than 400 Mexican raiders led by Pancho Villa attacked Columbus, New Mexico, killing 18 Americans.
When Venustiano Carranza was president. 12,000 Americans crossed the border To hunt down and punish Pancho Villa for a “slip.” Poncho Villa (between 1908 and 1919, Library of Congress On March ...
The battle led President Woodrow Wilson to order an incursion into Mexico to capture Villa, who escaped.
When Venustiano Carranza was president. 12,000 Americans crossed the border To hunt down and punish Pancho Villa for a “slip.” Poncho Villa (between 1908 and 1919, Library of Congress On March ...
COLUMBUS — Fifty horses and a mule strode through the border village of Columbus Saturday in a parade led by the flags of the United States, Mexico and New Mexico — and one rider in the guise ...
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