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The US Hunts Pancho Villa (1916)

Published: March 13, 2022, 12:57 p.m.

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It\\u2019s March 13th. This day in 1916, some 6,000 US troops are getting ready to enter Mexico to track down rebel leader Pancho Villa.

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Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss why President Wilson sent the troops into Mexico, and what it said about US meddling around the world, and colonial ambitions, in that era.

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