Jesse James’s gang robbed up to $22,000 on a train at Gads Hill, Missouri, US.
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A chimpanzee named Ham became the first primate to go to space aboard the US MR-2 spacecraft.
Alvan Graham Clark discovered the white dwarf star Sirius B.
The day after being appointed, Adolf Hitler called for new elections to ensure he would win majority votes.
Doug Williams became the first African-American quarterback to play in the Super Bowl.
San Francisco's skies went dark after millions of birds flew across the city's western side.
