| This day in 1809 - Wearing masks at balls forbidden in Boston
This day in 1835 - Cherokee representatives 'sign' away all land east of Mississipi river
by simply being present at a Georgia council where plans of forced relocation had already been drawn up.
The deadline for relocation marks the start of the 'Trail Of Tears' roughly two years later.
And even further south, the same day -
'Florida War' starts, 500 civilian troops gathered for planned ethnic cleansing,
two days after 110 US troops were ambushed and 101 killed while trying to forcibly move the Seminoles westward.
Julcee-Mathla, a Seminole chief
For several years he fought US forces in the everglades, outlasting four US generals.
Eventually he and several hundred other resisters were allowed to remain, though it was no longer their own land.
This day in 1922 - USSR is formed.
This day in 1924 - Edwin Hubble anounces the existence of other galaxies.
This day in 2005 - Tropical storm 'Zeta' forms, tied to be the latest cyclone ever formed in the North Atlantic basin.
This day in 2006 - Saddam Hussein executed. |