This Day…

1844-The Senate rejects the proposed Texas treaty by a vote of 35-16.  At the heart of the dispute is the issue of slavery:  The anti-slavery forces in the Senate convince the majority that admitting Texas as a slave state will lead to another confrontation between North and South.

1887-Ike Clanton was shot and killed while resisting arrest by Deputies Brighton and Miller at Wilson’s Ranch on the Blue River.

1870-Red Cloud visits President Grant in Washington D.C.

1863-Gold is discovered in the Idaho Territory by Bill Fairweather and outlaw John Wesley Harding is born in Bonham, Texas.

1868-Kit Carson dies at the age of 59.

1871-William F. Cody is awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery in the battle against the Indians on April 26.

1851-San Francisco is in a state of rebuild after the fifth fire since the discovery of Gold destroyed 70 percent of the city.

1856-The ship carrying camels for the U.S. Army’s experiment docks at Indianola, Texas.

1853-The head of bandit Joaquin Murieta is pickled in whisky and sent on a national tour with the hand of Manuel “Three Fingered Jack.”

1869-The Golden Spike was driven at Promontory Point, Utah signifying the completion of the transcontinental railroad even though there are no bridges spanning the Missouri River.