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Cherokee Chiefs Part I & II
Part I Cherokee Leaders 1760-1838 Before embarking upon aspects of the various factions or divisions within the Cherokee Nation, there are several tribal leaders that play key roles in the defense of their nation in the east and those who saw the floodtide of white encroachment, removed west of the Mississippi River to live their lives in peace, at least they hoped they would. Before America, the Cherokees interacted with Europeans, primarily from Great Britian. In 1730, the British were north of the Cherokee Nation east, but were making forays into the domain. To the south was the Muscogee or Creeks in Georgia and Alabama. Farther south was Spanish held…
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April 19th has special significance in the realm of history
written by William D. Welge April 19th has special significance in the realm of history. Most recent was the horrible tragedy in Oklahoma City at the A.P. Murrah Federal Building where 168 American’s died at the hands of domestic terrorists! April 19 also signifies the opening of the Cheyenne and Arapaho lands to non Indians in 1892 marking the third land run into Indian Territory. For all the discussion as to the reasons why Tim McVeigh chose April 19th as the day to create chaos and carnage, the news media used his “hatred” towards the federal government because of the FBI’s involvement in Waco, Texas as few years earlier against…
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The Top Ten US Killer Tornadoes
The Top Ten US Killer Tornadoes The United States gets about 1000 recorded tornadoes every year. Today, only a few are killers, but that has not always been so. About 200 US tornadoes have killed 18 or more people. Of those, about 150 occurred in the 70 year period between 1879 and 1949. There have been about 45 tornadoes since 1950 that have killed 18 or more people. In the 1950s, there were 18 tornadoes that killed 18 or more people. In the 1960s, there were 12 tornadoes that killed 18 or more people. In the 1970s,there were 11 tornadoes that killed 18 or more people. And in the 1980s,…
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Titanic Lost
In the early morning hours of April 15th, 1912, the RMS Titanic sinks after striking an iceberg late on the evening of April 14th. More than 1,500 souls either drown or dies due to the frigid 25 degree temperature of the North Atlantic. It is the first time the SOS distress signal is used. The ship The California races to the scene rescuing some 900 plus men, women and children. The last survivor of the Titanic tragedy died last year at the age of 98.
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President Lincoln Dead
Nearly nine hours after being shot by actor and southern sympathizer John Wilkes Booth, President Abraham Lincoln dies of his head wound at 7:22 a.m. surrounded by several members of his cabinet. His wife Mary, is too distraught and is in another room nearby.