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Massacre at La Salpêtrière, 3 September 1792
Image depicting the murder of 40 women accused of prostitution in the women's prison of La Salpêtrière in the September Massacres, during the French Revolution. By an anonymous author, c. 1793.
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Mountain Meadows Massacre - One Minute History
The Baker-Fancher party, composed of families from Arkansas, enters the Utah Territory and sets up camp at Mountain Meadows. Mormon militiamen, provoked by the rhetoric of Brigham Young, attack the emigrants...
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In Our Time: S6/09 St Bartholomew's Day Massacre
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the infamous St Bartholomew’s Day Massacre. In Paris, in the high summer of 1572, a very unusual wedding was happening in the cathedral of Notre Dame. Henri, the young...
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The Sand Creek Massacre of 1864: A Barbaric Slaughter of Native Americans
When the history of America comes to mind, most people expect stories about the fight for independence, liberation, World War two, the American Revolution, and so many other historical...
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Sand Creek Massacre, 1864: Tragedy on the Big Sandy
Credit to Paul I. Wellman: Death on the Prairie, 1934 This video attempts to provide the context leading up to the massacre of the Cheyenne village in the winter of 1864. The settlers of Colorado...
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The Dade Massacre: A Dark Chapter in Florida History
Step into the heart of the Florida wilderness to uncover the story of the Dade Massacre, a pivotal and tragic event in the Second Seminole War. This video brings to life the harrowing events of December...
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Sioux Chief Two Strike (Eastman's Biography)
Two Strike (Numpkahapa/Nomkahpa, l. c. 1831-1915) was a Lakota Sioux chief of the Brule band, who fought against the US military consistently from Red Cloud's War (1866-1868) through the Great Sioux War...
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The Wounded Knee Massacre That They Tried To Hide
The Wounded Knee Mas sacre occurred on December 29, 1890, near Wounded Knee Creek on the Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, USA. It was a tragic and significant event in American history...
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The Washita River Massacre: A Dark Day in the American Indian Wars
The Battle of Washita River marks one of the most tragic events in the American Indian Wars, where the dawn of November 27, 1868, brought devastation to the Cheyenne village of Black Kettle...
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Crispus Attucks and The Boston Massacre - American Revolutionary War - One Minute History
March 5, 1770 - Boston - Tensions are high in the wake of the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts. British soldiers of the 29th Regiment respond to a crowd of colonists who...