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Events that happened in 1866

  • 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