英语新闻与报道—News & Reports 65(在线收听

Wk 52 (29 December 1890)

US Troops Kill 150 Native AmericansThis Week in HistoryAt least 150 Native American men, women and children are shot dead at Wounded Knee Creek.

In 1890, a US army commanding officer, Colonel James Forsyth, ordered his troops to shoot Native American men, women and children at Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota. At least 150 people were killed and another 50 wounded. Colonel Forsyth was charged with "killing the innocents" but was never punished for his actions.

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