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At Adair, Iowa, Jesse James and the James–Younger Gang pull off the first successful train robbery in the American Old West.
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Adair, Iowa
City in Iowa, USA
Adair is a city in Adair and Guthrie counties of Iowa in the United States. The population was 791 at the 2020 census.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Jesse James
American outlaw (1847–1882)
Jesse Woodson James was an American outlaw, bank and train robber, guerrilla and leader of the James–Younger Gang. Raised in the "Little Dixie" area of Missouri, James and his family maintained strong Southern sympathies. He and his brother Frank James joined pro-Confederate…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
James–Younger Gang
Criminal organization
The James–Younger Gang was a notable 19th-century gang of American outlaws that revolved around Jesse James and his brother Frank James. The gang was based in the state of Missouri, the home of most of the members.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Type of robbery involving the theft of money/valuables being carried aboard trains
Since the invention of locomotives in the early 19th century, trains have often been the target of robbery, in which the goal is to steal money or other valuables. Train robbery was especially common during the 19th century and is commonly associated with gangs of outlaws in the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
American frontier
Undeveloped territory of the United States, c. 1607–1912
The American frontier, also known as the Old West, and popularly known as the Wild West, encompasses the geography, history, folklore, and culture associated with the forward wave of American expansion in mainland North America that began with European colonial settlements in…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)