230 Cheyenne. Over the course of eight hours the troops killed around 230 Cheyenne and Arapaho people composed mostly of women, children, and the elderly. What happened to the Cheyenne at Sand Creek? On November 29, 1864, roughly 700 federal troops attacked a village of 500 Cheyenne and Arapaho on […]
The Broadmoor Suites The costs for a one-bedroom suite is around $790 a night. How much would it cost to buy The Broadmoor? All told, he has spent an estimated $900 million to buy and restore the Broadmoor and Sea Island to their former glory. From here each will have […]
Lice eggs (nits). Lice lay nits on hair shafts close to the scalp, where the temperature is perfect for keeping warm until they hatch. Nits look a bit like dandruff, but aren’t removed by brushing or shaking them off. Are lice and nits the same thing? About head lice and […]
The Hawaiian borders are the only state boundaries in the US that are entirely defined by natural features. The borders of this state are its shores with the Pacific Ocean. Which state has all natural boundaries? Hawaii is the only state with only natural borders (no straight lines). Colorado, Utah, […]
Following the Battle of the Little Big Horn, the attempts to force the Cheyenne on to a reservation in Indian Territory intensified. In 1877, almost 1,000 Northern Cheyenne were forced to march to Oklahoma, where they found dire conditions and many became ill and died from malaria. What happened to […]
The main group of Cheyenne, the Tsêhéstáno, was once composed of ten bands that spread across the Great Plains from southern Colorado to the Black Hills in South Dakota. They fought their historic enemies, the Crow and later (1856–79) the United States Army. What were Cheyenne and Sioux enemies? The […]
These are the most rectangular countries around the world Vatican (0.948) Sint Maarten (0.937) Picture: David Barry. Lesotho (0.936) Picture: David Barry. Yemen (0.928) Picture: David Barry. Ghana (0.924) Picture: David Barry. Macedonia (0.921) Picture: David Barry. Côte d’Ivoire (0.919) Picture: David Barry. Poland (0.919) What is the most square […]
Because of its unique history, many of the boundaries of the political divisions of the United States were artificially constructed (rather than permitted to evolve and drawn using natural features of the landscape). Therefore, many U.S. states have straight lines as boundaries, especially in the West. Why USA and Canada […]
According to Stein, four elements influenced the shapes of the states: the American Revolution, the 1808 proposal for the Erie Canal, railroads and slavery. How did states get their shapes? According to Stein, the most important influences that determined the shapes of the states were the American Revolution, the construction […]
According to Fascinating Maps’ calculations, Colorado has a whopping 697 sides, making it not a rectangle, but a hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagon. Despite Colorado being a hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagon, at least one thing will never change: Colorado is still the best state in the country! Why is Colorado not a square? Colorado is actually a […]
2001. Anschutz upped his investment in the Lakers in 2001, two years after the team moved into his building, Staples Center, in downtown Los Angeles. Does Philip Anschutz own the Lakers? Philip Anschutz completes sale of 27% stake in Lakers to Dodgers co-owners. When was the Lakers sold? Buss got […]
Battles Name Date War Sand Creek Massacre November 29, 1864 Colorado War Battle of Julesburg January 7, 1865 Colorado War American Ranch massacre January 14, 1865 Colorado War Battle of Beecher Island September 17–19, 1868 Comanche Campaign Were there any battles fought in Colorado? While no Civil War battles took […]
Crazy Horse, a principal war chief of the Lakota Sioux, was born in 1842 near the present-day city of Rapid City, SD. Called “Curly” as a child, he was the son of an Oglala medicine man and his Brule wife, the sister of Spotted Tail. What tribe did Crazy Horse […]
October 31 – Assassination of Indira Gandhi: Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi is assassinated by her two Sikh security guards in New Delhi. Anti-Sikh riots break out, leaving 10,000 to 20,000 Sikhs dead in Delhi and surrounding areas with majority populations of Hindus. What was an important event in […]
March 12 – Coca-Cola is sold in bottles for the first time. March 25 – Coxey’s Army, the first significant American protest march, departs from Massillon, Ohio for Washington, D.C. April 21 – A bituminous coal miners’ strike closes mines across the central US. Coxey’s Army arrives in Washington, D.C. […]