1877: Crazy Horse fights last battle

[Jan 8]( THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1877 [Crazy Horse fights last battle]( On this day in 1877, Crazy Horse and his warriors–outnumbered, low on ammunition and forced to use outdated weapons to defend themselves–fight their final losing battle against the U.S. Cavalry in Montana. Six months earlier, in the Battle of Little Bighorn, Crazy Horse and his ally, Chi... [read more »]( 19th Century 1867 [African American men gain the right to vote in Washington, D.C. »]( Art, Literature, and Film History 1941 [William Randolph Hearst blocks "Citizen Kane" ads »]( 1946 [Elvis Presley receives his first guitar »]( 1963 [Mona Lisa exhibited in Washington »]( 1976 ["Ragtime" wins the National Book Critics Circle Award »]( Crime 2011 [Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords injured in shooting rampage »]( 2016 [Infamous drug lord "El Chapo" is captured by Mexican authorities »]( Gay Rights 1978 [Harvey Milk becomes the first openly gay person elected to public office in California »]( Inventions & Science 1916 [Bugatti brother dies by suicide »]( 1642 [Astronomer Galileo dies in Italy »]( Latin America 1959 [Fidel Castro arrives in Havana after deposing Batista's regime »]( U.S. Presidents 1790 [President George Washington delivers first State of the Union »]( 1918 [President Wilson outlines his Fourteen Points »]( 1992 [President George H.W. Bush vomits on the Prime Minister of Japan »]( 2002 [President George W. Bush signs No Child Left Behind Act into law »]( U.S. Government 1835 [The U.S. national debt reaches $0 for the first time »]( War of 1812 1815 [The Battle of New Orleans »]( World War II 1916 [Allies retreat from Gallipoli »]( 1940 [Mussolini questions Hitler's plans »]( [HISTORY.com]( [Subscribe]( | [Update Profile]( | [Contact Us](mailto:thc.newsletters@aetn.com) You received this message because {EMAIL} is subscribed to This Day In History email updates. If you DO NOT wish to receive these emails please [UNSUBSCRIBE](. Having trouble viewing this message? [View the web version](. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not junk folders) and view images, [please add us to your address book or safe/white list](. This is a promotional email from HISTORY and A+E Networks. © 2020 A&E Television Networks, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Email Marketing, 235 E 45th Street, New York, NY 10017 [( [TV Parental Guidelines]( | [Careers]( | [Terms of Use]( | [Privacy Notice]( | [Copyright Policy](