343 – Mexican Expedition
On March 9, 1916, Pancho Villa and his troops attacked the town of Columbus, New Mexico, killing sixteen townspeople and burning the town. 250 troops of the U.S. Thirteenth Cavalry eventually drove Villa’s forces back across the border. The Cavalry pursued Villa deep into Mexico, but were badly outnumbered by Villa’s 3,000 troops. In early…
342 – 1915 Life
1915 was the peak year for the number of horses on U.S. farms before they were replaced by tractors. About half the U.S. population lived on farms. Cities were growing much more rapidly than rural areas due to industrialization, immigration, and The Great Migration to northern cities. By 1920, over half the U.S. population would…
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