This Day in History. On Dec. 29, 1890, one of the darkest chapters in United States history unfolded on the frozen plains of ...

More than 100 years ago, it was known as the Battle of Wounded Knee. Today, battle is rarely used as historical records, ...

On Dec. 29, 1890, nearly 300 Lakota men, women and children were killed in the Wounded Knee Massacre. This remains one of the ...

Tribal and federal leaders have held a memorial service at the Wounded Knee massacre site to mark the 135th anniversary of ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on May 8, 2024. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On May 8, 1973, militant Native Americans who had held ...

MINNEAPOLIS - Tensions that had been smoldering on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota flared up 50 years ago Monday, when activists from the American Indian Movement took over the town of ...

The Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act - introduced by U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R - SD) and carried in the ...

The 2007 movie Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is a historical drama based on the book of the same name by Dee Brown. It recounts the tragic events surrounding the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890 and its ...

December 29 has long been a day marked by significant moments that have shaped the course of history around the globe. One of ...

Tribal leaders in South Dakota say they plan to move forward with their push to have medals award to U.S. soldiers at the ...

Discover the significant world events, notable birthdays, and notable deaths that occurred on December 29. Check what ...