1870: Following the murder of a Montana rancher and his son, Col. Eugene Baker forms a band of infantry and cavalry, leaving Fort Ellis (near modern-day Bozeman) in search of the Blackfoot indians responsible for the attack. Coming across a Blackfoot encampment, Baker orders his men to attack the camp, not caring if it was the correct group or not.
The soldiers open fire, killing nearly 200 Blackfeet – mostly women and children. Those that survived the brutal attack were left to the sub-zero temperatures without shelter. The massacre sparks public outrage. President Ulysses S. Grant, wanting a “peace policy” with Native Americans, ends the Army’s hopes of taking over Indian affairs by appointing civilian ministers instead.
1945: With the Soviet Army approaching, Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz orders the evacuation of German citizens and troops from East Prussia, Courland, and the Polish Corridor. With hundreds of merchant vessels and German warships transporting nearly a million civilians and 350,000 troops, Operation “Hannibal” was in fact three times larger than the famous British evacuation at Dunkirk in 1940.

Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz (pictured right)
1968: North Korean warships surround the intelligence-gathering ship USS Pueblo operating in international waters in the Sea of Japan and order the crew to surrender. The enemy opens fire on the unarmed vessel – by policy, the ship’s armaments were kept below decks – and the ship is captured. One sailor is killed during the engagement, and Washington allows Pueblo to fall into enemy hands without a fight.
The 82 surviving Americans will endure 11 months of brutal treatment before their release (featured image). Despite the fact that Pueblo is a museum ship in Pyongyang, she still remains on the Navy’s commissioned roster.

USS Pueblo

Repatriation of USS Pueblo Crew

Damage after North Korea opened fire on USS Pueblo

Pueblo currently moored along the Taedong River in Pyongyang, North Korea, where it is used as a museum ship.