Today marks the anniversary of the Battle of Little Bighorn. The battle was the most famous event Great Sioux War of 1876. In it, Lakota Sioux, Cheyenne, Arapaho warriors led by Crazy Horse and Chief Gall annihilated the U.S. Seventh Calvary under the command of George Armstrong Custer.
To learn more about the Battle of Little Bighorn, try the following resources:
All of my posts on Native Americans can be found here. All of my posts on westward expansion can be found here.
0 Comments
To learn more about Juneteenth and its history, try the following resources:
All of my posts about abolition can be found here. All of my posts on the Civil War can be found here.
On this day in 1812, President James Madison signed a declaration of war against Great Britain, the first such action in American history. And while no territory changed hands has a result of the conflict, it did inspire the lyrics of "The Star-Spangled Banner" and and usher in the so-called "Era of Good Feelings" in American political history.
To learn more about the War of 1812 and the Star Spangled Banner, try the following resources:
On this day in 1865, the United States adopted the Thirteenth Amendment, abolishing slavery and servitude except as punishment for a crime.
To learn more about the 13th Amendment, try the following resources:
All of my posts about abolition can be found here. All of my posts on the Civil War can be found here.
On this day in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered one of the most memorable speeches in American history. In just 272 words, Lincoln reminded a war-weary public why the Union had to fight, and win, the Civil War. The Battle of Gettysburg, fought four months earlier, was the single bloodiest battle of the war. Over the course of three days, more than 45,000 men were killed, injured, captured or went missing. It also proved to be a turning point as it marked the last Confederate invasion of Northern territory and the beginning of the Southern army's ultimate decline.
To learn more about the the Battle of Gettysburg and the Gettysburg Address, try the following resources:
All of my posts on the Civil War can be found here. On this day in 1803, the U.S. Senate approved a treaty with France providing for the purchase of the territory of Louisiana. Although President Thomas Jefferson questioned the constitutionality of the deal, he believed it was essential in order to maintain American trade access to the port of New Orleans. Soon after, he commissioned the Lewis and Clark expedition to study the area's plants, animal life, and geography, and to discover how the region could be exploited economically.
To learn more about the Louisiana Purchase & the Lewis & Clark Expedition, try the following resources:
On this day in 1859, abolitionist John Brown led a group of 22 men, including five black men and three of his sons, on a raid against a federal armory in Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia), in an attempt to start an armed slave revolt and destroy the institution of slavery. Word of the raid spread, and by morning Brown and his men were surrounded. Two days later, they were overrun. Ten of his men, including two of his sons, were killed. Brown was captured and tried by the state of Virginia for treason and murder. Found guilty, he was executed on December 2.
To learn more about John Brown & his Raid at Harpers Ferry, try the following resources:
All of my posts about abolition can be found here. All of my posts on the Civil War can be found here. |