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1888 – A disastrous blizzard hits the northeastern United States. Some 400 people die, mainly from exposure.

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1933 – U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered a four-day bank holiday in order to stop large amounts of money from being withdrawn from banks.

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1921 – The motion picture “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse” was released starring Rudolph Valentino.

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1932 – George Burns and Gracie Allen debuted as regulars on “The Guy Lombardo Show” on CBS radio.

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1884 – In San Francisco a burlesque called “Mooneysville, or the Fate of a Seal,” written by humorist Charley Reed, opened at the Standard theater.

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• 1887 The Dawes Act authorizes the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into individual allotments. Those who accepted allotments and lived separately from the tribe were granted United States citizenship.

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Posted on February 6, 2019 by Chris Enss

1891

The Dalton Gang commits its first crime, a train robbery in Alila, CA.

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• 1882 Circus owner PT Barnum buys his world famous elephant Jumbo

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• 1898 1st auto insurance policy in US issued, by Travelers Insurance Co

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Posted on January 29, 2019 by Chris Enss

1901

Women Prohibitionists smash 12 saloons in Kansas.