The James-Younger gang stormed the pioneer settlement of Northfield on Sept. 7, 1876, intent on robbing the First National Bank. The attempt was decisively thwarted in a battle that left two citizens and two robbers dead. The gang—except for brothers Jessie and Frank James—was soon captured and sentenced to life at Stillwater State Prison. The incident is recounted in “The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid,” a 1972 film starring Cliff Robertson as Cole Younger and Robert Duvall as charismatic outlaw Jesse James. Learn More...