5 July 1871
On this date in 1871...
In a trial at Jacksboro, Texas, Kiowa chiefs Satanta and Big Tree were found guilty of murdering wagon drivers in a raid and sentenced to hang. Satanta warned the court, "If you kill me, it will be a spark on the prairie. Make big fire-burn heap." He promised that if released he would withdraw his warriors from Texas.
Fearing a Kiowa uprising, the Texas governor commuted the sentences to life in prison. Both Indians were freed. Satanta would later be returned to prison and commit suicide by jumping off a balcony in 1874.
Other Years:
- 1861 - The Battle of Carthage, Missouri.
- 1864 - Federal cavalry occupied Roswell, Georgia and burned the cotton and wool mills.
- 1954 - Elvis Presley recorded “That’s All Right” at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee.
- 1953 - Eighteen-year-old Elvis Presley walked into the Sun Records Studio in Memphis, Tennessee to record two songs for his mother as a birthday gift.
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