1881 ⟶ Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and Sitting Bull's Surrender
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Sitting Bull surrenders.
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🏳️ Lee's Surrender at Appomattox
April 9: Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia (26,765 troops) to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, effectively ending the American Civil War.⟶
American Civil WarReconstruction Era
United States🪢 Lucien B. Smith Invents Barbed Wire
Lucien B. Smith invents barbed wire, which Joseph F. Glidden will modify in 1874, leading to the taming of the West and the end of the cowboys.⟶
American WestAgricultureIndustrial RevolutionFrontier
United States⚔️ Battle of Little Bighorn: Custer's Defeat
Battle of the Little Bighorn leads to the death of General Custer and victory for the alliance of Lakota, Cheyenne and Arapaho.⟶
American WestNative American HistoryLakotaBattle
United States🏹 Crazy Horse's Surrender and Death
Crazy Horse surrenders and is later killed.⟶
Native American HistoryLakotaMilitary HistoryIndigenous Resistance
United States🔫 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and Sitting Bull's Surrender
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Sitting Bull surrenders.⟶
American WestFrontierIndigenous PeoplesLaw Enforcement
United States💥 Wounded Knee Massacre
The Wounded Knee Massacre in South Dakota was the last battle in the American Indian Wars. This event represents the end of the American Old West.⟶
Native American HistoryUnited States HistoryGenocideLakotaAmerican WestColonialismMilitary ConflictIndigenous Rights
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