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One Of The Largest Train Robberies in The U.S
On June 14, 1824, The Newton Gang robbed a mail train in Roundout, IL, just outside of Chicago. The gang used tear gas bombs and bombs made of formaldehyde to get inside the train. The gang made $3 million dollars from the heist including jewlery and securities. Because of an accidental casualty during the heist, the gang was found 7 months after and were sentenced for jail. -
The Gold Rush
The Gold Rush attracted many outlaws from all over the West to California. The mass gold gained from many people caused many robberies to occur in that time span of the Gold Rush which was 1848 to 1855. An example of a robbery in that time span that had to do with robbing gold was in Calaveras County, California where Black Bart robbed a stagecoach and got $160 worth of gold. -
Union Pacific Big Springs Railroad Robbery
The Union Pacific Big Springs Railroad was robbed on September 18, 1877 by The Black Hill Bandits. This job was risky because they all new that they would be wanted by the law for a long period of time. The robbery heist gained the bandits over $60,000 which was split evenly amoungst the group. Right after the robbery, the group split up and hid low because they were on major look out by the law with a $10,000 reward on each of the group member's heads. -
Massacre at wounded knee
This massacre was near wounded knee creek on the Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. At first, it was just a battle between the American troops and the Lakota Indians, but then it turned into a massacre. That shows that the West was very wild. The reason it turned into a massacre was because a tribesman was reluctant to give up his rifle. The rifle was fought over, which caused people to open fire, which led to the killing of many men and women.
