1860
The first Pony Express riders left St. Joseph, Missouri, bound for Sacramento, California!
The trip across took about 10 days. While the Pony Express only lasted about a year and a half, it was sparked a revolution in transportation.
1882
Outlaw Jesse James was shot in the back and killed by the coward Robert Ford for a $5,000 reward.
Afterwards, there were several different conspiracy theories over whether Jesse James had actually been killed or not
1936
Bruno Hauptmann was electrocuted for the kidnapping and murder of the Lindbergh baby.
1987
Bill Elliott sets NASCAR qualify record of 212.809 mph at Talladega
Now THAT’S RACIN’!
1996
The Unabomber, Theodore Kaczynski, was arrested.
He pled guilty in January 1998 to five Unabomber attacks in exchange for a life sentence without chance for parole.
2004
Freddy Adu, at 14, became the youngest player in an American professional sport in over a century.
and then lastly…
2010
The first Apple iPad was released!
…and once again, Apple changed the world!
-Tyler Jackson
