The romanticized story of “Custer’s Last Stand” is indelibly etched in American memory. Yet, the true story is anything but heroic. Indeed, Custer was an unlikely leader, whose ego and recklessness ...

This Day in History. Today is known as Victory Day among many Lakota, Cheyenne and Arapaho people. On this day—June 25, 1876—the Lakota, Cheyenne and Arapaho peoples united to overcome, defeat and ...

Americans were in shock in early July 1876. It wasn’t supposed to have been that way. It was the country’s centennial, after all, a time for a national party. Instead, stunning news came from the ...

On June 25, 1876, George Armstrong Custer rode into legend—and oblivion. During this military engagement, all 210 soldiers under Custer's immediate command were killed along Montana's Little Bighorn ...

On June 25, 1876, Gen. George Armstrong Custer — actually, he was a lieutenant colonel by that date, general having been the rank achieved during the Civil War — became immortal for losing a battle so ...

Custer’s Last Stand is a staple of American history. The tragic tale of the massacre of the U.S. Army’s 7th Cavalry at the Battle of Little Big Horn is most closely associated with Gen. George Custer, ...

Fort Custer was born amid turmoil and conflict and, in a very real sense, has continued to exist for the same reason. It was 1917 and the United States found itself hip deep in the war that was ...