March 9, 1916, is a date that doesn't necessarily ring a bell for most people. But, it was a day of horror and suffering nonetheless. That was the day Pancho Villa and his men attacked New Mexico, killing many people. The events were shocking, but they weren't the only thing being reported in newspapers that day. What else was happening around the country and world?

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“Advertisement: MME. C.J. Walker Six Week's Treatment (Page 2).” The New York Age (New York City, New York), March 9, 1916. www.newspapers.com.

“Columbus Is Raided By Mexican Outlaws.” The Evening Herald (Albuquerque, New Mexico), March 9, 1916. www.newspapers.com.

“For Busy Readers (Page 6).” Evansville Press (Evansville, Indiana), March 14, 1916. www.newspapers.com.

“Former Greensboro Man Killed By His Wife.” The Greensboro Patriot (Greensboro, North Carolina), March 9, 1916.

History.com Editors. “Pancho Villa.” History.com. A&E Television Networks, November 9, 2009. https://www.history.com/topics/mexico/pancho-villa.

Kimmel, Elizabeth Cody. “Madam C. J. Walker.” Essay. In Ladies First: 40 Daring American Women Who Were Second to None, 42–45. National Geographic Society, 2006.

“Nathan Cohen (1880-1916) .” Find a Grave. Accessed April 7, 2022. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177898818/nathan-cohen.

“Nathan Cohen, Man Without A Country, Finally Passes Away.” Butler County Democrat (Hamilton, Ohio), March 9, 1916. www.newspapers.com.

“Pancho Villa Attacks Columbus, New Mexico.” History.com. A&E Television Networks, November 16, 2009. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pancho-villa-attacks-columbus-new-mexico.

“Some Bull In Michigan City.” The San Bernardino County Sun (San Bernardino, California), March 9, 1916. www.newspapers.com.

“Walker Worked Hard For Success.” Pensacola News Journal (Pensacola, Florida), March 4, 2008. www.newspapers.com.

Weingarten, Bob. “Man without A Country: 103-Year-Old Mystery Solved in Westport.” Connecticut Magazine, January 2, 2020. https://www.connecticutmag.com/the-connecticut-story/man-without-a-country-103-year-old-mystery-solved-in-westport/article_99c4c5a6-2d7b-11ea-86d2-c71aa6ca44c1.html#:~:text=From%20The%20Pittsburg%20Press%2C%20an,hand%20in%20front%20stopping%20him.&text=WESTPORT%20%E2%80%94%20They%20called%20him%20the,Westport%20at%2037%20years%20old.

Wills, Matthew. “Why Did Pancho Villa Invade the U.S.” JSTOR, March 18, 2016. https://daily.jstor.org/pancho-villa/.

SOUND SOURCES

Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.