Down Mexico Way

At 4:20 a.m. on March 9, 1916, the United States was invaded for the first time since the British sacked Washington during the War of 1812. The invasion was caused by a grudge and a subsequent desire to avenge an imagined betrayal. The invader, Pancho Villa, was one of several generals contending for control of Mexico as the long, drawn-out Revolution of 1910 dragged on. The charismatic ex-peon and bandit had metamorphosed into a patriot. He had been fond of Americans, especially after El Pas