Robert Ford killed American outlaw Jesse James in St Joseph, Missouri.
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The mail delivery system known as the Pony Express started.
The first-ever western shootdown happened in Market Square, Springfield, Missouri, US.
The first wagon train arrived in California after having left Independence, Missouri, in May 1841.
State of Missouri Passes the Extermination Order.
Missouri entered the United States Union and became the 24th state.
