The history of the United States wasn't always pretty, and that was proven on June 25, 1876. On that infamous day, General George Armstrong Custer met on the battlefield with member of the Sioux and Cheyenne tribes in what would become known as Custer's Last Stand. What else was being reported in newspapers on that same day?
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SOURCES
“6 Everyday Inventions That Debuted at World’s Fairs.” History.com. Accessed May 31, 2023. https://www.history.com/news/worlds-fairs-inventions.
“Advertisement: Lee & Perrin’s (Page 3).” The Daily Journal (Wilmington, North Carolina), June 25, 1876. www.newspapers.com.
“Alexander Graham Bell.” Biography.com. Accessed May 31, 2023. https://www.biography.com/inventors/alexander-graham-bell.
“Battle of the Little Bighorn - Location, Cause & Significance.” History.com. Accessed May 31, 2023. https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/battle-of-the-little-bighorn.
“Harrison Mastin Carter (1849-1876).” Find a Grave. Accessed May 30, 2023. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63260469/harrison-mastin-carter.
“The News from the Frontiers -- A Centennial War.” New York Daily Herald (New York City, New York), June 25, 1876. www.newspapers.com.
Osborn, Bob. “Witchcraft in Yeovil.” Yeovil’s Virtual Museum. Accessed May 20, 2023. https://www.yeovilhistory.info/witchcraft.htm.
“Philadelphia Letter.” Knoxville Daily Tribune (Knoxville, Tennessee), June 25, 1876. www.newspapers.com.
“Seven Prisoners Escape From the Penitentiary - Four of Them Captured - Attack on the Warden.” The Deseret News (Salt Lake City, Utah), March 22, 1876. www.newspapers.com.
“Warden Matthew B. Burgher.” The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP), March 9, 2018. https://www.odmp.org/officer/16521-warden-matthew-b-burgher.
“What Really Happened at the Battle of the Little Bighorn?” History.com. Accessed May 31, 2023. https://www.history.com/news/little-bighorn-battle-facts-causes.
“Wholesale Escape.” The Deseret News (Salt Lake City, Utah), June 28, 1876. www.newspapers.com.
“Witchcraft in Somersetshire.” The Weekly Dispatch (London, England), June 25, 1876. www.newspapers.com.
“‘Seven Prisoners Broke out of the Penitentiary at Salt Lake Friday...’” Columbus Sunday Enquirer (Columbus, Georgia), June 25, 1876. www.newspapers.com.
SOUND SOURCES
Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.
