Genghis Khan and Butch Cassidy

1227: Death of Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan—a warrior and ruler of genius who, starting from obscure and insignificant beginnings, brought all the nomadic tribes of into a rigidly disciplined military state—died this day in 1227. The grandson of Genghis Khan, Kublai Khan, would meet Marco Polo. At the time of Kublai Khan a request was made to send Christian teachers to Mongolia. Marco Polo walked all the way back to Rome to try to recruit teachers. He was not well received by people in Rome. Some thought that he was out of his mind. Marco Polo recruited two teachers who never made it to Mongolia/China. A great opportunity for Christ was lost and would not be recovered until the late 20th century. Today there is a strong church in Mongolia due in large part to the work of English Language Institute—Mongolia. This group was invited by the Mongolian government to teach English in Mongola.
1896-- According to lore, more than 200 outlaws from regional gangs gathered at Brown's Hole in the American West, where Butch Cassidy proposed to organize a Train Robbers' Syndicate, which became familiarly known as the Wild Bunch.