|
History Home Events Birthdays Deaths Years |
|
Add "Today in History" or "Today's Birthdays" to Your Site - it's Easy! |
|
|
|
History Home Events Birthdays Deaths Years |
|
Add "Today in History" or "Today's Birthdays" to Your Site - it's Easy! |
|
Indians
|
|
|
1997 World Series: Florida Marlins beat Cleveland Indians, 4 games to 3
1997 2nd longest 9 inning World Series game (4:12) as Marlins and Indians were tied 7-7 going into the 9th, Mariners win 14-11 1997 700th World Series home run (Sandy Alomar, Cleveland Indians) 1997 Cleveland Indians beat Baltimore Orioles 4 games to 2 in ALCS 1997 Yankees Tim Raines, Derek Jeter and Paul O'Neill are 1st to hit 3 consecutively homers in post season (Yankees beat Indians 8-6) 1997 Indians trade Lofton and Embree to Braves for Grissom and Justice 1996 Cleveland Indians strike out 23 Baltimore Orioles in 12 inn playoff game 1996 Karl Krikken out handled the ball for Derbyshire vs. Indians 1995 Atlanta Braves beat Cleveland Indians in 6 games in World Series 1995 Indians set record of 30 game lead over 2nd place team 1995 Indians break 1902 Pirates record for largest lead over 2nd-place team (KC) (27 games) 1995 Dennis Martinez pitch breaks Kirby Puckett's jaw in Indians 12-4 win 1995 Ohio's Governor Voinovich proclaims "Cleveland Indians Day" 1995 Browns and Indians, play simultaneous regular season games in Cleveland for only time, Browns 22-6 over Tampa, Indians 5-3 over Orioles 1995 Cleveland Indians clinch 1st AL Central Division title 1995 Indians' Jose Mesa fails in save attempt after 38th consecutive saves 1995 Indians' Jose Mesa sets record with his 38th consecutive save 1995 Indians' Jose Mesa sets record with his 37th consecutive save 1995 Indians and Browns play in Cleveland on same day for 1st time ever both lose - Chicago 5, Indians 1; Giants 19, Browns 13 (exhibition) 1995 Brian Lara completes a pair for West Indians vs. Kent 1995 Indians' Eddie Murray, is 20th to reach 3,000 hits 1995 Indians' Dennis Martinez no-hits Baltimore 11-0 1995 Eddie Murray of Indians hits his 463rd career home run (ties for 18th) 1995 Cleveland Indians tie record of scoring 8 runs before making an out, they beat Twins 10-0 1995 Twins beat Indians 10-9 in 17 innings, 6 hours and 36 minutes 1995 David Bell debuts for the Indians (3rd generation player, Gus and Buddy) 1994 Cleveland Indians 18 game home win streak ends to Yankees 11-6 1994 Indians, begin a 18 home game hoome win streak at Jacobs Field 1994 Indians loses 1st game at Jacobs Field, Kansas City wins 2-1 1994 1st night game at Cleveland's Jacobs Field, Indians 6 Seattle 2 1994 1st scheduled Indians night game at Jacobs Field is rained out 1994 1st game played at Jacobs Field, Indians beat Mariners 4-3 in 11 inn 1994 1st exhibition game played at Jacobs Field, Pirates beat Indians, 6-4 1994 Bob Feller Statue on Indians Plaza, dedicated 1994 Richard Jacobs buys naming rights to Indians new ball park at Gateway for $13.8 million (renamed Jacobs Field) 1994 It is announced there is no smoking in Cleveland Indians new ballpark 1994 Scoreboard is unveiled at new Cleveland Indians' park (Jacobs Field) 1994 Indians owner Richard Jacobs announces he will pay $10 million to name baseball field (Jacobs Field) at Gateway (becomes official 3/23) 1994 35-foot-tall Chief Wahoo, trademark of Indians on top of Stadium since 1962, is taken down, to be moved to Jacob's Field 1994 Battles between army and rebellious indians in South Mexico, kill 57 1993 Cliff Young, pitcher (Cleveland Indians), dies in car accident at 29 1993 Indians play their last game at Cleveland Stadium, Chicago wins 4-0 1993 Indians win their last game at Cleveland Stadium, beating Brewers 6-4 1993 Jim Abbott pitches 4-0, no-hit win over Indians at Yankee Stadium 1993 Minnesota Twins beat Cleveland Indians 5-4 in 22 innings 1993 Nolan Ryan, 324th and final victory, Rangers 4, Indians 1 1993 Indians' Carlos Baerga hits 3 home runs against Detroit 1993 Tickets for Indians 1st season in Jacobs Field go on sale 1993 Long fly ball by Indians' Carlos Martinez bounces off Jose Canseco's head and goes over fence for a home run 1993 Indians' Carlos Baerga is 1st to switch hit home runs in same inn (vs Yankees) 1993 73,293 see Yankees beat Indians 9-1 1993 Steve Olin, pitcher, Cleveland Indians, drowns at 27 1993 Tim Crews, pitcher, Cleveland Indians, drowns at 31 1992 Cleveland Indians turn a triple play 1992 Indians set team record for long game lose to Red Sox (19 inn - 6 hours) 1992 1st game at Camden Field, Baltimore Orioles beat Indians 2-0 1991 Ken Keltner, U.S. baseball player (Cleveland Indians), dies at 75 1991 John Hart becomes general manager of Cleveland Indians 1991 Gateway Board of Trustees approve a 20-year lease with Cleveland Indians 1991 Indians' Chris James sets club record for most RBIs in a game (9) 1990 Indians agree to a lease new ballpark in Gateway (Jacobs Field) 1990 Indians' Alex Cole sets club record with 5 stolen bases in one game 1988 Indians' Bud Black sets club record for most batters hit in inning (3) 1986 Indians Jay Bell is 10th to hit a home run on 1st major league pitch he sees 1986 Red Sox Spike Owens scores 6 runs in a 24-5 rout of Cleveland Indians 1984 Cleveland Indians down 0-10 to Minnesota Twins, win 11-10 1984 Indians' Andre Thornton ties record for most walks (6 in 16 inn) 1984 Cleveland Indians beat Detroit Tigers, 8-4, in 19 innings 1982 Mudassar Nazar scores century, then Imran rips through Indians 1982 Yankees bat out of order against Indians in 1st inning 1982 Wayne Garland, baseball 1st millionaire free agent, waived by Indians 1980 73,096 in Cleveland watch Indians beat Yankees 7-0 1978 Yankees lose 9-2 to Indians forcing a playoff game with Red Sox 1978 Indians Duane Kuiper is 3rd to hit 2 bases-loaded triples (vs Yankees) 1977 Cleveland Indians stage 1st "I hate the Yankee Hanky Night" 1977 Indians fire manager Frank Robinson and replace him with Jeff Torborg 1977 Cleveland Indians set club record for longest, 9 inn game (3:17) 1976 Agatha Christie, mystery writer (10 Little Indians), dies at 85 1974 Frank Robinson becomes baseball's 1st black manager with the Cleveland Indians 1974 10 cents Beer Night at Cleveland, unruly fans stumble onto field and cause Indians to forfeit the game to Rangers with score tied 5-5 in 9th 1974 Yankees trade Peterson, Beene, Kline and Buskey to Indians for Chambliss, Tidrow and Upshaw 1974 Yankees 1st home game at Shea Stadium, beat Indians 6-1 1973 Brothers Jim and Gaylord Perry face each other for only time, Tigers beat Indians 5-4, as Gaylord loses 1973 Chicago White Sox beat Cleveland Indians, 6-3, in 21 inn (game started 5/26) 1973 Chicago White Sox beat Cleveland Indians, 6-3, in 21 inn (game complete 5/28) 1973 Julian Tavarez, Santiago, Dominican Republic, pitcher, Cleveland Indians 1973 Indians holding SD hamlet of Wounded Knee for 10 weeks surrender 1973 45th Academy Awards - "Godfather," Marlon Brando and Liza Minnelli win Marlon Brando turns down Oscar for best actor in support of Indians 1972 Yankees trade Ellis, Torres and Spikes to Indians for Nettles and Moses 1972 Indians set a team record for lowest team batting avg .234 1972 Padres draft Dave Roberts #1, Indians draft Rick Manning #2 1972 Manny Ramirez, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, outfielder, Cleveland Indians 1972 Nick Mileti purchases Cleveland Indians for $9 million 1971 Cleveland Indians and Washington Senators, play 20 innings 1971 Indians Ken Harrelson retires from baseball to play pro golf 1970 Chad Ogea, Lake Charles, Louisiana, pitcher, Cleveland Indians 1970 Paul Shuey, born in Lima, Ohio, pitcher, Cleveland Indians 1970 Jim Thome, Peoria, Illinois, infielder, Cleveland Indians 1970 Alan Embree, Vancouver, Washington, pitcher, Cleveland Indians 1969 Jeromy Burnitz, born in Westminster, California, outfielder, Cleveland Indians 1968 Carlos Baerga, Puerto Rico, infielder, Cleveland Indians 1968 Arthur Kopit's "Indians," premieres in London 1967 Kenny Lofton, E Chicago Indiana, outfielder, Cleveland Indians 1967 Omar Vizquel, Caracas Venezuela, shortstop, Seattle Mariners, Indians 1967 Charles Nagy, Fairfield, Connecticut, pitcher, Cleveland Indians 1967 Marquis Grisom, born in Atlanta, Georgia, outfielder, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians 1966 Albert Belle, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, outfielder, Indians, White Sox 1966 Indians set club record by hitting 7 home run in 15-2 win over Detroit 1966 Sandy Alomar, born in Salinas, Puerto Rico, catcher, Cleveland Indians 1966 Jose Mesa, Azua, Dominican Republic, pitcher, Cleveland Indians 1966 Jim Poole, born in Rochester, New York, pitcher, Cleveland Indians 1966 Derek Lilliquist, U.S. baseball pitcher, Cleveland Indians, Atl Braves 1966 Jack McDowell, Van Nuys California, pitcher, New York Yankees, White Sox, Indians 1965 Boston Red Sox Dave Morehead no-hits Cleveland Indians, 2-0 1965 Beau Allred, born in Mesa, Arizona, Dale Le Beau Allred, baseball player, outfielder, played for the Cleveland Indians Major League Baseball team for three seasons from 1989 - 1991 1965 Ruben Amaro, U.S. baseball outfielder, Cleveland Indians 1965 Greg Swindell, Fort Worth, Texas, pitcher, Houston Astros, Cleveland Indians 1964 Indians' directors vote to keep franchise in Cleveland, rejecting bids by Seattle, Oakland and Dallas 1964 Wayne Kirby, born in Williamsburg, Virginia, outfielder, Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Dodgers 1963 Eric Plunk, born in Wilmington, California, pitcher, Oakland A's, New York Yankees, Indians 1963 Indians' Woodie Held, Pedro Ramos, Tito Francona, and Larry Brown hit consecutive home runs in one inning (vs California Angels) 1962 Indians and Angels set AL record of 40 strikeouts in a doubleheader 1962 Larry Doby, retires from Cleveland Indians to play in Japan 1961 Julio Franco, Sp de Macrois, Dominican Republic, infielder, Cleveland Indians 1960 Paul Assenmacher, born in Detroit, Michigan, pitcher, Cleveland Indians 1960 Cleveland Indians trade Rocky Colavito to Tigers for Harvey Kuenn 1960 Ford Frick voids Indians - Red Sox deal as Sam White retires 1958 Indians minority stockholders sell their stock to William Delay 1958 Orel Hershiser, born in Buffalo, New York, pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians 1958 Indians' right fielder Rocky Colavito makes his pitching debut, hurling 3 hitless innings, Detroit 3, Cleveland 2 1957 Tony Pena, born in Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic, catcher, Cleveland Indians 1957 Indians' pitcher Herb Score is hit by a line drive off Gil McDougald 1957 Indians reject Boston's offer of $1 million for Herb Score 1956 Indians' Rocky Colavito hits his 1st grand slam, Cleveland 5, Tigers 4 1956 Indians' Jim Busby hits a grand slam in two consecutive at bats 1956 Indians trailing Orioles 9-1 come back to win 12-11 in 11 innings 1956 Eddie Murray, born in Los Angeles, California, 1st baseman, Orioles, Dodgers, Cleveland Indians 1955 [Jose] Dennis Martinez, Nicaragua, pitcher, Orioles, Expos, Indians 1954 New York Giants sweep Cleveland Indians, in 51st World Series 1954 Indians win AL record 111 games 1954 Cleveland Indians clinch AL pennant, beat Tigers (3-2) 1954 Indians sweep Yankees at Municipal Stadium; largest AL crowd (86,563) 1954 Indians becomes 1st Cleveland team to win 100 games in a season 1954 Indians beat Yankees 6-1 for record tying 26 wins in August (1931 A's) 1953 Indians 3rd baseman Al Rosen is unanimously named AL's MVP 1953 Yankees clinch 5th straight pennant with 8-5 win over Indians 1953 Yankees sweep Indians 6-2, 3-0 before 74,708 win streak at 18 straight 1953 Indians bar night games with Browns (who refuse to share TV receipts) 1952 Ellis W Ryan resigns as Cleveland Indians president 1952 Rick Waits, baseball pitcher, Rangers, Indians, Twins 1952 Bob Cain of Browns and Bob Feller of Indians each pitch a one-hitter 1951 Cleveland Indians win 16th straight home game 1951 New York Yankees Allie Reynolds no-hits Cleveland Indians, 8-0 1950 Baseball owners choose Lou Perini (Braves), Phil Wrigley (Cubs), Del Webb (Yankees), and Ellis Ryan (Indians) to select new commissioner 1950 After 9 years, Cleveland Indians fire manager Lou Boudreau 1950 Indians make their 1st triple play at Cleveland Stadium 1950 Indians' Luke Easter hits longest ball in Cleveland Stadium history, 477 feet, into upper deck, Section 4 1950 Joe Dimaggio's 2,000th hit, Yankees beat Indians 8-2 1950 Cleveland Indians score 14 runs in 1st inning, beat A's 21-2 1950 Indians pitcher Bob Feller, after 15-14 season, takes $20,000 salary cut to $45,000, pay cut is Feller's own suggestion 1949 Bill Veeck sells Indians for $22 million 1949 78,382 watch White Sox play Indians at Cleveland 1949 Charley Lupica begins stay on 4' platform atop a 60' pole, vowing to stay until Indians clinch pennant. (They don't, and stays 117 days) 1949 Indians start 12-17, owner Bill Veeck arranges a "Second Opening Day" 1948 Cleveland Indians beat Boston Braves, 4 games to 2 in 45th World Series 1948 Indians beat Red Sox, 8-0, in 1st AL playoff game 1948 Indians 47-inning scoreless streak broken by White Sox Aaron Robinson 1948 Cleveland Indians get 29 hits in a 9 inning game 1948 Cleveland Indians set club record for most double plays in a game (6) 1948 Cleveland Indians sign Leroy "Satchel" Paige at 42 1948 Hank Greenberg buys an interest in the Cleveland Indians 1948 Cleveland Indians tie AL record of 18 walks (beat Red Sox 13-4) 1947 Bradman scores his 100th 100, 172 vs. Indians at the SCG 1947 Bradman scores 156 for SA vs. the Indians, 152 minutes, 22 fours 1947 Cleveland Indians purchase Larry Dolby, the 1st black in AL 1947 Cleveland Indians abandon League Park to play all games at Municipal Stad 1946 Cleveland Indians owner Bill Veeck's right foot is amputated 1946 Indians play their final game in League Park, ending a 55-year stay 1946 Permanent radio play-by-play of Cleveland Indians games begins 1946 Bill Veeck purchases the Cleveland Indians for $2.2 million 1946 Sarwate and Banerjee add 249 for 10th wkt for Indians vs. Surrey 1944 Graig Nettles, 3rd baseman, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Cleveland Indians 1943 Indians score 12 runs in 4th inning and beat Yankees 12-0 1941 Lou Boudreau, 24, becomes Cleveland Indians player/manager 1941 Ken Berry, baseball player, White Sox, Angels, Brewers, Indians 1940 1st night game at St. Louis Sportsman Park (Indians 3, Browns 2) 1939 Indians Bob Feller, 20, is youngest pitcher to win 20 games 1939 1st night game at Cleveland Municipal Stadium (Indians 5, Tigers 0) 1939 1st AL night game, Philadelphia Shribe Park (Indians 8, Athletics 3 in 10) 1938 Yankees Monte Pearson no-hits Indians 13-0, DiMaggio hits 3 triples 1937 Indians overturn Yankees' 7-6 win by a protest 1936 Yankees sweep Indians, New York clinches pennant on earliest date in history 1936 Indians' Bob Feller makes his major league debut in relief 1935 Chicago White Sox Vern Kennedy no-hits Cleveland Indians, 5-0 1935 White Sox Vern Kennedy no-hits Indians 5-0 1933 Herb Score, pitcher, Cleveland Indians 1932 Cleveland Municipal Stadium opens-Philadelphia A's beat Indians 1-0 1932 Jack Burnett gets 9 hits, Eddie Rommel relieves in 2nd 18-17 victory in 18 as his A's beats Indians in longest relief job 1931 Yankees turn triple-play but lose 7-5 to Indians 1929 Jimmy Piersall, baseball player, Red Sox, Senators, Indians 1929 Indians, in 9th with 2 outs score 9 to beat Yankees 14-6 1928 Cleveland Indians score 17 in 1st 2 inns to beat Yankees 24-6 at Dunn Field they also set a record with 24 singles in 1 game 1926 Tris Speaker resigns as Indians manager 1926 Indians triple-play Yankees and win 15-3 1925 Richard Jacobs, philanthropist/sports owner, Cleveland Indians 1924 Larry Doby, 1st black in baseball's AL, Cleveland Indians 1924 Ezra Laderman, born in New York City, composer, Jacob and the Indians 1924 Snyder Act: U.S. citizenship granted to all American Indians 1923 Carl Mays gave up 13 runs and 20 hits in 13-0 lose to Indians 1923 Cleveland Indians beat Boston Red Sox 27-3 with 13 runs in 6th inning 1923 Samuel Selvon, born in Trinidad, author, writer-in-residence, University of Calgary, Canada, wrote 'The Lonely Londoners', focusing on West Indians' immigration to Britain, cultural differences 1921 Yankees beat Indians 21-7 in Polo Grounds 1921 Yankee Ruth hits home runs 57 and 58 to beat Indians 8-7 1921 Indians (9) and Yankees (7) hit a record 16 doubles 1921 Indians (9) and Yankees (7) combine for an AL record 16 doubles 1920 Cleveland Indians beat Brooklyn Dodgers, 5 games to 2 in 17th World Series 1920 Indians' Elmer Smith hits baseball's 1st post-season grand slam 1920 1st World Series game in Cleveland, Indians win 2-1 1920 Bob Lemon, pitcher, Cleveland Indians, manager, New York Yankees, 1978 1920 In memory of Ray Chapman (died Aug 16), Yankees cancel game with Indians 1920 Ray Chapman, of Indians is hit in head by Yankees' Carl Mays pitch; he dies next day, only major league fatality 1918 Bob Feller, pitcher, Cleveland Indians, 3 no-hitters 1918 Indians' Stan Coveleski sets club record for most innings pitched (19) 1917 Indians set club record by stealing eight bases in a game 1916 1st Native American Day celebrated, honoring American Indians 1916 Indians Marty Kavanaugh, hits AL's 1st pinch-hit grand slam 1916 Cleveland Indians experiment with #s on their jerseys (one game) 1916 Yankees score in every inning but 8th beat Indians 19-3 1915 Washington Nationals steal record 8 bases vs. Cleveland Indians in the 1st inning 1914 Chicago White Sox Joe Benz no-hits Cleveland Indians, 6-1 1912 Washington Senator Carl Cushion no-hits Cleveland Indians, 2-0 in 6 innings 1912 St. Pius X encyclical "On Indians of South America" 1912 Tiger Stadium in Detroit opens, Tigers beat Cleveland Indians 6-5 1910 Phil A's Chief Bender no-hits Cleveland Indians, 4-0 1910 Cleveland Indians Addie Joss 2nd no-hitter, beats Chicago, 1-0 1903 Cleveland Indians beat New York Highlanders 9-2 in Columbus Ohio 1901 Indians score 9 runs after 2 outs in 9th to beat Senators 14-13 1897 Indian, fans start calling the team Indians (in 1915 becomes official) 1890 Around 11M acres, ceded to U.S. by Sioux Indians opens for settlement 1887 Dawes Act passed (indians living apart from tribe granted citizenship) 1885 Congress passes Indian Appropriations Act (Indians wards of federal government) 1884 Edward Sapir, Germany, linguist/antropologist, indians 1879 Trial of Standing Bear-Crook on indians citizen rights begins 1877 Toohoolhoolzote, prophet of Nez Perce indians, dies in battle 1877 Big Hole River: Col John Gibbon murders Nez-Perce indians 1876 U.S. law removes Indians from Black Hills after gold find 1875 Hilario Ascasubi, Argentina author (pampa, gauchos and indians), dies 1875 Kiowa Indians under Lone Wolf (Guipago) surrender at Ft. Sill 1873 Kintpuash, Captain Jack, fought Modoc indians, Oregon, dies 1873 President Grant decrees Wallowa Valley for Nez-Perce indians 1871 Indians fighter General Sherman escapes in ambulance vs Comanches 1864 Colorado militia kills 150 peaceful Cheyenne Indians 1863 Battle at Bear River, Washington: U.S. Army vs indians 1862 38 Santee Sioux Indians hanged in Mankato Minn, due to their uprising 1862 38 Santee Sioux indians, hanged in Mankato 1862 President Lincoln orders hanging of 39 Santee Sioux indians 1862 Sioux Indians begin uprising in Minnesota 1861 Skirmish at Texas-rebels are attacked by Apache Indians 1861 Navaho indians elect Herrero Grande as chief 1861 Col Bernard Irwin attacks and defeats hostile Chiricahua Indians 1860 Navaho indians attack Fort Defiance (Canby) 1856 Battle of Seattle; skirmish between settlers and Indians 1851 Treaty of Traverse des Sioux signed by Sioux Indians and U.S. 1847 Indians kill Marcus and Narcissa Whitman, 11 settle in Walla Walla Ore 1847 1,500 New Mexican Indians and Mexicans defeated by U.S. Col Price 1844 1st white-indian lacrosse game in Montreal, Indians win 1842 Seminole War ends; Indians removed from Florida to Oklahoma 1842 Indians land in Ohio, a 12 mile area in Upper Sandusky 1838 Osceola, chief of Seminole indians, dies in jail 1837 Battle of Okeechobee-U.S. forces defeat Seminole Indians 1837 Treaty with Winnebago Indians 1835 Last Pottawatomie Indians leave Chicago 1834 Kiowa Indians record this as the night the stars fell 1833 William Rush, Indians sculptor (Spirit of the Schuylkill), dies 1832 1,300 Illinois militia defeat Sac and Fox indians, end Black Hawk War 1832 Whites decimate Indians in Battle of Bad Axe River, Wisconsin 1818 U.S. and Chicasaw Indians sign a treaty 1818 General Andrew Jackson conquers St. Marks Florida from Seminole indians 1816 U.S. troops destroy Ft. Apalachicola, a Seminole fort, to punish Indians for harboring runaway slaves 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe: General Jackson vs. indians 1804 Congress orders removal of Indians east of Mississippi to Louisiana 1794 General Mad Anthony Wayne defeated the Indians at Fallen Timbers Ohio 1791 Battle at Wabash: indians assault general St. Clair/killed 637 soldiers 1782 Gnadenhutten Massacre - Ohio militia kills 90 indians 1778 Iroquois Indians in New York kill 40 in Cherry Valley Massacre 1778 British kill 17 Stockbridge indians in Bronx during Revolution 1760 Ft. Loudon, Tennessee surrenders to Cherokee Indians 1757 English Ft. William Henry, New York, surrenders to French and Indians troops 1757 Robert Clive defeats Indians at Plassey, wins control of Bengal 1756 Governor Glen of South Carolina protests against 900 Acadia indians 1754 Albany Congress held by 7 British colonies and Iroquois indians 1754 George Washington defeats French and indians at Ft. Duquesne near Pittsburgh 1745 French troops attack indians of Saratoga, New York 1736 Battle of Ackia (La), British and Chickasaw Indians defeat French 1725 10 sleeping Indians scalped by whites in New Hampshire for bounty 1708 Haverhill, Mass destroyed by French and Indians 1704 French and Indians attack Deerfield, Massachusetts, kill 50, abduct 100 1704 Indians attack Deerfield, Massachusetts, kill 40, kidnap 100 1683 William Penn signs friendship treaty with Lenni Lenape indians in Pennsylvania; only treaty "not sworn to, nor broken" 1680 Pueblo Indians takes possession of Santa Fe from Spanish 1676 1st war between American colonists and Indians ends in New England 1676 Nathaniel Bacon declared a rebel for assembling frontiersmen to protect settlers from Indians 1676 Sudbury, Mass attacked by Indians 1676 Wampanoag Indians under King Philip kill all men in Lancaster Mass 1675 New England colonies declare war on Wampanoag indians 1675 Abenaki, Massachusetts, Mohegan and Wampanoag indians form anti-English front under Metacom 1646 1st Protestant church assembly for indians (Massachusetts) 1645 Dutch and Indians sign peace treaty (New Amsterdam (NY)) 1637 1st battle of Pequot at New Haven, Connecticut kills 500 indians 1636 John Oldham, trader in Massachusetts, murdered by indians 1630 New Amsterdam's governor buys Gull Island from Indians for cargo, renames it Oyster Island, it is later known as Ellis Island 1630 Indians introduce pilgrims to popcorn, at Thanksgiving 1626 Peter Minuet buys Manhattan from Indians for trinkets, valued at $24 1626 Indians sell Manhattan Island for $24 in cloth and buttons 1604 John Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized 1547 Hernan Cortes, Spanish general defeated Aztec Indians 1504 Columbus uses a lunar eclipse to frighten hostile Jamaican Indians 1503 Queen Isabella of Spain bans violence against indians 1492 Christopher Columbus learns of maize (corn) from Indians of Cuba |
|
|
|
|
| History Home Copyright 2009 BrainyMedia.com | |