Daily Facts about American

1925

American gangster Al Capone is arrested in Philadelphia for carrying a concealed weapon.

1907

Panic of 1907: A run on Knickerbocker Trust Company deposits triggers a mass financial crisis.

1903

The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates.

1864

American Civil War: Union General Samuel R. Curtis defeats Confederate General Sterling Price at the Battle of Westport.

1861

The first transcontinental telegraph line across the United States is completed.

1861

U.S. President Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus during the Civil War.