History Detectives

Pancho Villa Watch Fob

Clip: Season 7 Episode 1 | 17m 25s

Just before he died a man gave his neighbors a most unusual gift: a watch fob commemorating Francisco "Pancho" Villa's murderous raid on the border town of Columbus, New Mexico. The man says he was a boy when the raid happened in 1916. The new owners want to know more about this watch fob. Who made it? Did their friend indeed witness this infamous raid?

Aired: 06/21/09

Rating: TV-G

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