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Events on Tuesday 29 November 1864 1
1864Sand Creek MassacreUS militia kills Cheyenne and Arapaho villagersColorado Territory militia under Colonel John Chivington attacked a peaceful Cheyenne and Arapaho encampment on Sand Creek, killing mostly women, children, and the elderly. The massacre provoked national controversy and fueled further conflict on the Plains.