On April 30, 1932, Hillsboro businessman John N. Bucher was murdered during a robbery at his jewelry business on the northern outskirts of Hillsboro. His death led to an investigation involving members of the notorious Bonnie and Clyde gang and brought Raymond Hamilton, one of Clyde Barrow's associates, to the Hill County Jail. Less than a year later, Hamilton would escape from that jail with two other prisoners, setting off an armed pursuit through the Hill County countrysid

March 28, 1958 — Andrews Café, 103 South Waco Street On Friday, March 28, 1958, a bus carrying newly inducted Army recruits stopped in downtown Hillsboro for lunch. Among the passengers was 23-year-old Elvis Presley, already one of the most recognizable entertainers in America. Just four days earlier, Presley had entered the United States Army in Memphis, Tennessee. After processing at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, he was traveling to Fort Hood, Texas, where he would begin basic an