1885 ⟶ Rock Springs Massacre: Miners Attack Chinese Immigrants

Rock Springs massacre: White miners rioted, killing at least...
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🔪 Billy the Kid's First Murder

August 17: Henry McCarty (who later becomes Billy the Kid) kills a blacksmith named Francis Cahill who becomes his first murder victim.⟶
Billy the Kid's First Murder (1877)
American WestMurderViolenceCrimeNew Mexico
United StatesUnited States

⛏️ Rock Springs Massacre: Miners Attack Chinese Immigrants

Rock Springs massacre: White miners rioted, killing at least 28 Chinese immigrant miners.⟶
Rock Springs Massacre: Miners Attack Chinese Immigrants (1885)
ImmigrationViolenceRacismXenophobia
United StatesUnited States

❄️ Schoolhouse Blizzard Strikes Dakota Territory

Schoolhouse Blizzard devastates the Dakota Territory in the US killing 235 people, many of them children coming home from school⟶
Schoolhouse Blizzard Strikes Dakota Territory (1888)
Natural DisasterUnited States HistoryExtreme WeatherAmerican West
United StatesUnited States

💥 Bath School Disaster: Mass Murder in Michigan

May 18: The Bath School disaster, a series of violent attacks by Andrew Kehoe results in 45 deaths in Michigan, USA.⟶
Bath School Disaster: Mass Murder in Michigan (1927)
Mass MurderViolenceCrimeEducation
United StatesUnited States

🔫 Saint Valentine's Day Massacre

February 14: Saint Valentine's Day Massacre, the murder of seven members and associates of Chicago's North Side Gang.⟶
Saint Valentine's Day Massacre (1929)
Organized CrimeProhibitionChicagoCrimeViolence
United StatesUnited States

⛪ Sutherland Springs Church Shooting

November 5: 26 people are killed in a church shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas.⟶
Sutherland Springs Church Shooting (2017)
Mass ShootingGun ViolenceTexasChurchViolenceCrime
United StatesUnited States