1892 – The famous Dalton Gang attempts a daring daylight robbery of two Coffeyville, Kansas, banks at the same, but all but one are killed by quick-acting townspeople.
1947 – Pres. Harry Truman delivers the first-ever televised speech from the White House.
1989 – The Dalai Lama, the exiled religious and political leader of Tibet, is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent opposition to Chinese domination of Tibet.
2011 – Visionary Apple founder Steve Jobs dies at age 56 from pancreatic cancer.
