This Day…

1876-The James gang attempts to carry out a bank robbery in Northfield, Minnesota. The town of 500 people have been alerted, and many are lying in wait to ambush the gang, three members of which are shot and killed. Two others wounded; only Jesse and Frank James escape. This marks the end of a long string of successful bank robberies for the James brothers. A $25,000 reward is posted for Jesse James, dead or alive, and $15,000 is offered for his brother, Frank.