In 1868, a major train robbery took place near Marshfield, Indiana, as members of the Reno gang made off with $96,000 in loot.
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1862 – US Homestead Act becomes law which provides cheap land for the settlement of the American West
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1877 – Chief Crazy Horse surrenders to U.S. troops in Nebraska. Crazy Horse brought General George Custer to his end.
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1861 – The Maryland House of Delegates votes against seceding from Union.
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1865 – U.S. President Abraham Lincoln died from injuries inflicted by John Wilkes Booth. |