The first American bank heist takes place at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia - September 2nd, 1798

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On this day in 1798, over $160,000 was stolen from the Bank of Pennsylvania at Carpenters’ Hall, marking the first recorded bank heist in American history.

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