In 1649 the Iroquois, armed with Dutch guns, decimated this tribe that shares its name with a Great Lake
In 1730 he assumed full ownership of the Pennsylvania Gazette
This 1803 land acquisition included area in what is now 13 of the 50 states
Because of the potato famine, more than a million emigrated from this country to the U.S. in the mid-1800s
Famous for his debates with Lincoln, he served as a U.S. senator from Illinois from 1847 to 1861
After winning the disputed 1876 election, he was inaugurated to cries of "Rutherfraud"
In January 1935 she became the first woman to fly solo from Hawaii to the U.S. mainland
In 1910 Victor Berger of Wisconsin became the first of this party of Eugene Debs elected to Congress
His final regret was "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country"
On April 22, 1889 "Sooners" staked claims hours ahead of schedule in Guthrie City in this territory's land grab