24 February 2017

The Natchez War

24 February 1730 

On this date in 1730...

With both sides running low of ammunition, the French and Natchez Indians agreed on a peace settlement in which the Natchez released all of their prisoners and the French withdrew to the Mississippi River.


Other Years:


  • 1836 - Colonel William Travis issued a call for help on behalf of the Texan troops defending the Alamo.
  • 1863 - Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest's cavalry raided Brentwood, Tennessee.
  • 1863 - Arizona organized as a separate territory from New Mexico.
  • 1868 - The U.S. House of Representatives impeached President Andrew Johnson following his attempted dismissal of Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. Johnson was later acquitted by one vote in the Senate.
  • 1868 - The Mardi Gras celebration at Mobile, Alabama became the first U.S. parade to feature floats.
  • 1921 - The first transcontinental flight of more than 24 hours flight time arrived in Florida. 
  • 1943 - The Texas League announced it would suspend baseball for the duration of WWII.
  • 1979 - The highest price ever, $42,500, was paid for a prize-winning pig in Stamford, Texas.
  • 1999 - The State of Arizona executed Karl LaGrand, a German national involved in an armed robbery, despite Germany's legal attempts to save him.
  • 1986 - Texas Air bought Eastern Airlines for $676 million.
  • 1949 - A V-2/WAC-Corporal became the first rocket to travel five times the speed of sound at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.



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