This Day…

1859 – Comstock Silver Lode in Nevada discovered, first major silver discovery in the US

1856 – 500 Mormons leave Iowa City, Iowa, and head west for Salt Lake City, Utah, carrying all their possessions in two-wheeled handcarts

1789 – James Madison introduces a proposed Bill of Rights in the US House of Representatives

1900 – US Congress pass an act authorizing a civil code and government for the territory of Alaska after gold discoveries bring lawlessness and disorder to the area.

1871 – Jesse James & his gang robs Obocock Bank (Corydon Iowa), of $15,000

1936 –  Queen Mary completes its maiden voyage, arriving in NY.

1861 – Dorothea Dix offers help in setting up hospitals for the Union Army

1927 – Henry Ford and the Ford Motor Company produce the last (and 15th million) Model T Ford / Tin Lizzie

1868 – Train robbery at Marshfield, Indiana by the Reno Brothers Gang, who make off with $98,000