1804
Charles Floyd gets appendicitis, and becomes the only member of the Lewis and Clark expedition to die, near present-day Sioux City
1806
Zebulon Pike finds (but never summits) the peak that is now named for him
1810s-40s
Thousands of pioneers use the trail named for this territory, to emigrate West
1811
The Battle of Tippecanoe is fought against Tecumseh's Confederacy
1812
Fort Mackinac is surrendered to the British
1820
This district separates from Massachusetts, and applies for statehood due to the Missouri Compromise
1827
Chimney Rock is first used as a landmark along the Oregon Trail, California Trail, and Mormon Trail
1832
Hot Springs Reservation is the first land set aside by the federal government for recreation
1832
The headwater of the Mississippi River is found at Lake Itasca
1836
The Battle of the Alamo is fought in an effort by Mexico to regain their territory lost to revolution
1848
James Marshall discovers gold at Sutter's Mill
1854
The Border War begins over the issue of permitting slavery in the territory -- pro-slavery 'Border Ruffians' invade from Missouri to violently influence the vote
1855-58
The Yakima War is fought between Natives and the US military
1859
The Comstock Lode discovery attracts thousands of silver miners
1859
John Brown raids Harper's Ferry, in an attempt to overtake the US arsenal to initiate a slave revolt
1863
The eastern portion of the Washington Territory becomes this territory
1867
The United States purchases the land from Russia for $7.2 million
1869
The first transcontinental railroad is completed
1869
Becomes the first territory to grant women the right to vote
1871
The city of Fargo is incorporated in the Red River Valley
1874
General Custer's Black Hills expedition finds gold -- thousands of miners flood the Great Sioux Reservation, triggering the Black Hills War of 1876
1876
General Custer and his army are defeated by Native American warriors at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
1881
Law enforcement has a shootout with the Cowboys in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1890
The 'Indian Territory' is opened to all settlers
1893
Queen Lili'uokalani is overthrown in a coup d'état by the United States Committee of Safety
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