Leavenworth Kansas Penitentiary

(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.)   · "A Day I Shall Never Forget: Citizens Bank Hold Up" · There are people in the world who crave to have their fifteen minutes of fame. They wish to be widely recognized for attaining a personal achievement or for participating in a spectacular event. That was not the case for Bessie Olson when on May 28, 1924, she was working as a cashier in the Citizens Bank of Lamont, Oklahoma. At about noon, Bessie … [Read more...] about A Day I Shall Never Forget