During the week of April 7th, 2009, 19-year-old Abduwali Muse and three fellow bandits hijacked a ship off the coast of Somalia. They kidnapped its captain, Richard Phillips, setting off a legendary showdown.

During the same week in 1881, 21-year-old cattle rustler, horse thief, and murderer known as Billy the Kid was sentenced to death. But his story was far from over. Today, Billy the Kid remains a Wild West legend.

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