On this day, Oct. 5, in 1892, the infamous Dalton Gang was all but wiped out in a bloody gunfight of epic proportions.
Three of the Dalton brothers — Emmett, Grat and Bob — along with Dick Broadwell and Bill Power planned to rob two banks simultaneously in Coffeyville, Kan. They wanted to top the feats of Jesse James and make sure their names were etched in history.
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