Time Machine

Travel Through History

Pick any year and discover what was happening around the world. Enter a year or use the timeline below.

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1882 CE

1 Event This Year

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Jesse James Shot Dead

The infamous outlaw was killed by Robert Ford, a member of his own gang, for a $10,000 reward. Ford shot him in the back while he was hanging a picture.