Robert Ford killed American outlaw Jesse James in St Joseph, Missouri.
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Jesse James performed his first daylight armed robbery in the US.
John B. Meyenberg from St. Louis, Missouri, patented powdered milk.
Missouri entered the United States Union and became the 24th state.
Fingerprinting was first officially used in the US in a St. Louis police department.
Jesse James, his brother Frank and their gang stormed into Obocock Bank, Corydon, Iowa.