14. The Sioux withdrew when Terry and Gibbon arrived. Why Custer was defeated * He acted alone - even though Gibbon's last words to him were: "Custer, don't be greedy. Wait for us. " * Instead of going round the Wolf Mountains, Custer force-marched his men through the mountains.
STUDenT PAge Mount St. Helens– A Story of Succession On May 18, 1980, the Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington State exploded violently after two months of intense earthquake activity and intermittent weak eruptions, causing the worst volcanic disaster in the recorded history of the United States. This cataclysmic eruption and related events rank among the most significant geologic events in the United States during the 20th century. gray, ash-covered terrain. “It gave the impression of total lifelessness.” Dale studies ecological succession, or how an environment recovers after a major disturbance. She jokingly calls herself a “disturbed ecologist.” When it comes to studying devastation, she says, “Mount St. Helens was off
Fetterman Massacre The Fetterman massacre was a significant battle written in the early stages of British colonization in Wyoming. It was also known as the Red Cloud's War, even though the Indian chief Red Cloud wasn't even directly involved, and it was known toIndian people as the Battle of the Hundred Slain. In June of 1866, the United States Government organized a great Peace conference with the Sioux and the Cheyenne at Fort Laramie. Civil War William T. Sherman headed the council with great chiefs who were Dull Knife, Spotted Tail and Red Cloud. Sherman wanted permission for white emigrants to cross the Indian lands as well as for permission to build three forts on the Bozeman Trail.
The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Mountain Life By Francis Parkman Jr. The book I have chosen to perform a history book analysis over is a book titled The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky Mountain Life. This book was written by Francis Parkman. The book was first published in twenty-one parts in Knickerbocker’s Magazine and was published as book in 1849. I chose this book simply because I wanted to find out more about the Oregon Trail.
The oldest ash deposits were erupted at least 40,000 years ago onto an eroded surface that's still older volcanic and sedimentary rocks. Intermittent volcanism continued after the glaciers disappeared, and nine main pulses of pre-1980 volcanic activity have been recognized. Two months before the big explosion there was a 4.1 magnitude earthquake that hit underneath Mount Saint Helens, then seven days after that a 250 foot hole was in the mountain and released a plume of ash. The entire area was evacuated. Then on May 18, 1980 it happened, 57 people were killed, over 7,000 animals were killed as well.
Ernest Thompson was born on August 14, 1860 in South Shields, England. He became a noted author, wildlife artist, founder of the Woodcraft Indians, and one of the founding pioneers of the Boy Scouts of America. He is one of the main people to be responsible for the strong influence of the American Indian culture in the Boy Scouts of America. Ernest later rejected his father and changed his name to Ernest Thompson Seton because he believed Seton had been an important name in his paternal line. He developed a fascination with wolves while working as a naturalist for Manitoba.
2007 : Heavily modified train set of France's TGV had beaten its original world record when it travelled from Metz- Reims at a speed of 574.8 kilometers per hour (357.2 mph). 2007 : Excel Energy agrees to pay $71,940 to Union Pacific Railroad in order to transfer ownership of the former West Wisconsin Railway Bridge over the Chippewa River to the city of Eau Claire. The transaction is to ensure that the bridge is maintained so that Excel's gas line, also carried by the bridge, will continue to have a reliable and stable river crossing. 2008 : Massive flooding occurs following rain storms throughout Wisconsin. All rail activity on several mainlines, including BNSF's line along the Mississippi River and CP's mainline through Wisconsin is suspended until flood waters recede.
The Kennewick man For many years, it was theorized that the peopling of the Americas began roughly 12,000 years ago, during the last ice age. As the theory states, what we know as the Bering Strait, was then called the Bering land bridge. This was a direct result of the ice age, as sea levels were 300-400 feet lower than they are today. The lower sea levels supposedly provided the uncovering of said land bridge, which in turn provided the pathway that Indians needed in order to migrate to lands where food was more available. This land bridge, connecting Siberia and Alaska was then traversed by people leaving Asia and thus settling into the Americas.
English 1001-05 11 October 2012 Glen Canyon Imagine walking Edward Abbey’s essay, “The Damnation of a Canyon,” a chapter in his book, Beyond the Wall, published in 1971, focuses on the effects that the Glen Canyon Dam has on Glen Canyon, the environment, the people, and the history of the region. He argues that the building of the Glen Canyon Dam and the making of Lake Powell now destroy the beauty that was once a part of Glen Canyon. He believes that the construction of the dam destroyed historical sites, Indian ruins and local wildlife. Abbey argues that, despite predictions that recreations would be cheap once the dam and Lake Powell are finished, it is now even more expensive to enjoy oneself. He focuses a lot on how much of the canyon’s environment has been destroyed.
One of Yosemite natural wonders are two giant monoliths known as, Half Dome and El Capitan. Half Dome is one of the biggest rocks in Yosemite. Half Dome was made by a glacier during the Ice Age. (National Park Service) The rock soars over 8,842 feet and 4,733 feet above the valley floor. (Shannon Tech) It is located in Yosemite Valley, near Mariposa County on the southeast side of the park.