This Day in History. On Dec. 29, 1890, one of the darkest chapters in United States history unfolded on the frozen plains of South Dakota, when U.S. Army troops killed hundreds of Lakota men, women ...

Today marks the 135th Anniversary of the Wounded Knee Massacre. Tribal leaders have gathered for a ceremony at the Wounded ...

Perry Ray Robinson, a Black activist from Alabama, is believed to be buried near the Wounded Knee Massacre site on the Pine ...

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

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

The Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act - introduced by U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R - SD) and carried in the senate by U.S. senators Mike Rounds and John Thune – was signed into law in ...

WOUNDED KNEE, S.D. (KELO) — 135 years ago around 300 Native Americans were massacred at Wounded Knee. This year marks the ...

Tribal and federal leaders gathered at the Wounded Knee site to mark the 135th anniversary of the 1890 massacre, an event that also celebrated a major milestone in protecting the land. All three ...

On Dec. 29, 1890, the Lakota people began a religious ritual called the Ghost Dance that Congress had outlawed. The cavalry opened fire, killing as many as 300 people. In 1990, Congress passed a ...

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

President Donald Trump signed the Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act (H.R. 165) into law on Dec.19, preserving land for the Oglala and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (CRST) to memorialize ...

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