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Jesse James
Jesse James holds up his 1st bank, Liberty, Missouri ($15,000) -
War
Prussia attacks Austria -
1st Confederate State
Tennessee becomes 1st Confederate state readmitted to Union -
Riot
Race riot in New Orleans -
Civil War Over
President Andrew Johnson formally declares Civil War over -
Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass is 1st U.S. black delegate to a national convention -
1st Train Robbery
1st train robbery in U.S. (Reno Brothers take $13,000) -
Jesse James Gang
Jesse James gang robs bank in Lexington Missouri ($2000) -
Civil Rights
1st Civil Rights Bill passes -
College
Howard University founded (Wash, DC) -
Fire Fighters
Paid fire department replaces volunteer companies -
Yacht Racing
1st yacht race across Atlantic Ocean