US Troops Kill 150 Native Americans
At 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.