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Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch was one of the loosely organized outlaw gangs operating out of the Hole-in-the-Wall, near Kaycee in Wyoming, a natural fortress of caves, with a narrow entrance that was constantly guarded. In the beginning, the gang was referred to as the "Hole in the Wall Gang" during the Old West era in the United States.
Robber baron (industrialist) Robber baron is a term first applied as social criticism by 19th century muckrakers and others to certain wealthy, powerful, and unethical 19th-century American businessmen. The term appeared in that use as early as the August 1870 issue of The Atlantic Monthly [1] magazine. By the late 19th century, the term was ...
An armored vehicle (also known as an armored cash transport car, security van, or armored truck) is an armored van or truck used to transport valuables, such as large quantities of money or other valuables, especially for banks or retail companies. The armored car is typically a multifunctional vehicle designed to protect and ensure the ...
Butch Cassidy. Robert LeRoy Parker (April 13, 1866 – November 7, 1908), better known as Butch Cassidy, [1] was an American train and bank robber and the leader of a gang of criminal outlaws known as the "Wild Bunch" in the Old West . Parker engaged in criminal activity for more than a decade at the end of the 19th century and the early 20th ...
Activities. Bank and train robberies. The Dalton Gang was a group of outlaws in the American Old West during 1890–1892. It was also known as The Dalton Brothers because four of its members were brothers. The gang specialized in bank and train robberies. During an attempted double bank robbery in Coffeyville, Kansas in 1892, two of the ...
The Jarbidge Stage Robbery was the last stage robbery in the Old West. On December 5, 1916, the driver of a small two-horse mail wagon was ambushed as he was riding to the town of Jarbidge, Nevada. The driver was killed and $ 4,000 was stolen. Three suspects were arrested shortly afterward, including a horse thief named Ben Kuhl.
Eastcastle Street robbery: 1952: Eastcastle Street, London: £287,000 (£10.4 million in 2023) Great Train Robbery: 1963: Mentmore, Buckinghamshire: £2.6 million (£68.8 million in 2023) Baker Street robbery: 1971: Baker Street, London: £3 million (£53.6 million in 2023) Bank of America robbery: 1975: Mayfair, London: £8 million (£93.2 ...
The larger Sunday crossword, which appears in The New York Times Magazine, is an icon in American culture; it is typically intended to be a "Thursday-plus" in difficulty. [6] The standard daily crossword is 15 by 15 squares, while the Sunday crossword measures 21 by 21 squares.