This Day in History. On Dec. 29, 1890, one of the darkest chapters in United States history unfolded on the frozen plains of South Dakota, when U.S. Army troops killed hundreds of Lakota men, women ...

Today marks the 135th Anniversary of the Wounded Knee Massacre. Tribal leaders have gathered for a ceremony at the Wounded Knee site this morning. On December 29th, 1890, more than 250 tribal men, ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Thursday that U.S. soldiers who received Medals of Honor from the 1890 Wounded Knee massacre will be permitted to keep them, reviving a debate about a fraught ...

Tribal leaders in South Dakota say they plan to move forward with their push to have medals award to U.S. soldiers at the ...

The Wounded Knee Memorial for victims of the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre stands on Feb. 7, 2012, on the Pine Ridge Reservation in Wounded Knee, South Dakota. (Rapid City Journal via AP) Native American ...

Perry Ray Robinson, a Black activist from Alabama, is believed to be buried near the Wounded Knee Massacre site on the Pine ...

On Dec. 29, 1890, hundreds of Lakota Sioux men, women and children were killed by U.S. Army troops on the Pine Ridge Reservation in what is known... On Dec. 29, 1890, hundreds of Lakota Sioux men, ...

Native American communities that had long wanted the removal of military honors for the soldiers involved in the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre had their hopes dashed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced that he has decided that the 20 soldiers who received the Medal of Honor for their actions in 1890 at Wounded Knee will keep their awards ...

Native American communities that had long wanted the removal of military honors for the soldiers involved in the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre had their hopes dashed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in ...