OCT 5
1892
The Dalton gang tries to rob two banks at once
On this day in 1892, three Dalton brothers—Grattan, Bob, and Emmett—and two associates rode into Coffeyville, Kansas. Taking inspiration from their cousins—who had been members of the more famous Jesse and Frank James outlaw gang—the Dalton gang decided to rob two banks at once. In broad daylight. On the town square. Things did not end well. Eight people were killed, including all of the robbers except Emmett.
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On this day in 1813, during the War of 1812, a British army with some 1,000 Indian allies under the famed leader Tecumseh was defeated by U.S. troops in the Battle of the Thames in what is now Ontario, Canada.
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Czech playwright, poet, and political dissident Václav Havel, born this day in 1936, served as president of Czechoslovakia (1989–92) and the Czech Republic (1993–2003).
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1970
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1962
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1918
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1882
Robert Goddard, generally acknowledged to be the father of modern rocketry, was born in Worcester, Massachusetts.
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1877
A small band of Nez Percé warriors, under the leadership of Chief Joseph, who were seeking to escape to Canada surrendered to U.S. forces that had tracked them through Idaho, Yellowstone Park, and Montana.
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