#OnThisDay (1890): Sioux leader Sitting Bull is killed by Indian police agents in the early morning hours on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. Two weeks later, agents opened fire on Sioux tribe members partaking in the Ghost Dance at Wounded Knee. The two incidents unofficially marked the end of the brutal, bloody Indian Wars across the American West. Some further and important reading on the period in the slideshow. | History in Five

Join us on YouTube at 7:30 pm on Monday, September 4th for the debut of our “America’s Wars” Animated Battle Map! For years, the American Battlefield Trust has been releasing Animated Battle Maps to help bring the battles and campaigns that defined the American Revolution and Civil War to life. Now, for the first time ever, we will unveil an animated map, detailing all major U.S. military conflicts from the French and Indian War to the conclusion of World War 2! Check out a sneak peak of the vid