Data for 1866

The first daylight bank robbery in the United States takes place in Liberty, Missouri, probably committed by Jesse James and his gang (Feb 13), the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City (Apr 10), the telegraph cable between Ireland and Newfoundland, i.e. across the Atlantic Ocean, is successfully laid (Jul 27), the United States Congress legally authorizes metric measure, which fails to gain ground though (Jul 28), Alfred Nobel invents dynamite in Germany – and all these fine people were born: