This Day…

1892 – A sixteen man posse attacked Ned Christie’s fort near Tahlequah, Oklahoma, with a small cannon after firing 30 rounds to no effect the breech failed.

1863 – Future outlaw Tom “Black Jack” Ketchum is born in San Saba County, Texas.

1873 – Joseph Glidden applies for a patent on barbed wire.

1856 – Future cowboy and President, Theodore Roosevelt, is born in New York City.

1881 – Helen Hunt Jackson publishes A Century of Dishonor, an account of the atrocities committed against Indian tribes in the West and indictment of the nation’s reservations policy.  Jackson sends copies of the book to every member of Congress and to most federal officials.

1836 – Sam Huston becomes the first President of Texas.

1836 – Texas is still celebrating Sam Houston.  He became the first President of Texas on October 22, 1836.

1878 – Thomas A. Edison forms the first light company.

1896 – Rural free delivery is established throughout the country by the Federal Post Office; this will be especially appreciated by residents of the West, where distances between settlements are so great.

1890 – Yosemite National Park in California is dedicated.