The Dirty Little Coward Who Shot Mr. Howard – Today In Southern History
3 April 1882
On this date in 1882…
Bob Ford was the trigger man when he and his brother Charlie assassinated Jesse Woodson James in his home at St. Joseph, Missouri. The fame, money, and notoriety they sought never materialized and both died tragic deaths.
Other Years:
1730 – In modern day Franklin, North Carolina, Sir Alexander Cuming performed a sham ceremony pronouncing Chief Moytoy as the “Emperor of the Cherokee,” in order to get the Cherokee acknowledge King George II of England as sovereign.
1860 - The Pony Express starts delivering mail by horse and rider relay teams between St. Joseph, Missouri and Sacramento, California
1865 – Richmond and Petersburg, Virginia were occupied by yankee troops.
1974 – The “Xenia” tornado outbreak spawned 148 known tornadoes across the South in a 24-hour span.
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