May 23, 1934: The ambush that ended Bonnie and Clyde
On May 23, 1934, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow — the Depression-era outlaws whose crime spree left thirteen people dead — were ambushed and killed by a law enforcement posse in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. The ambush, orchestrated by former Texas Ranger Frank Hamer, ended one of the most notorious criminal careers of the 1930s.
Also on this date
- 1430 Joan of Arc Captured — May 23, 1430
- 1948 U.S. Consul-General Assassinated in Jerusalem — May 23, 1948
- 1992 Italian Anti-Mafia Judge Giovanni Falcone Assassinated — May 23, 1992