Jesse James
American outlaw, confederate guerrilla, and train robber
7 dated entries naming Jesse James, drawn from 6 separate years between 1847 CE and 1882 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.
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19th century
- 1847September 5 – Jesse James, American outlaw (d. 1882)source
- 1866February 13 – The first daylight bank robbery in United States history during peacetime takes place in Liberty, Missouri. This is considered to be the first robbery committed by Jesse James and his gang, although James's role is disputed.source
- 1869December 7 – American outlaw Jesse James commits his first confirmed bank robbery, in Gallatin, Missouri.source
- 1873July 21 – At Adair, Iowa, Jesse James and the James–Younger Gang pull off the first successful train robbery in the American Old West (US$3,000 from the Rock Island Express).source
- 1876September 7 – In Northfield, Minnesota, Jesse James and the James–Younger Gang attempt to rob the town's bank, but are surrounded by an angry mob and nearly wiped out.source
- 1882April 3 – Old West outlaw Jesse James is shot in the back of the head and killed by Robert Ford in St. Joseph, Missouri.source
- 1882April 3 – Jesse James, American Western outlaw (b. 1847)source