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Jesse James
Jesse Woodson James was an American outlaw, gang leader, bank robber, train robber, and murderer from the state of Missouri and the most famous member of the James-Younger Gang. He also faked his own death and was known as J.M James. Already a celebrity when he was alive, he became a legendary figure of the Wild West after his death...
Timeline of Events
1873
7.21.1873
At Adair, Iowa, Jesse James and the James-Younger gang pull off the first successful train robbery in the American Old West.
1876
9.7.1876
In Northfield, Minnesota, Jesse James and the James-Younger Gang attempt to rob the town's bank but are driven off by armed citizens.
1882
4.3.1882
American Old West: Jesse James is killed by Robert Ford.