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Spotted Tail, American tribal chief (born 1823)

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Spotted Tail

Sichangu ("Brulé") Sioux chief (1823–1881)

Spotted Tail was a Sichangu Lakota tribal chief. Famed as a great warrior since his youth, warring on Ute, Pawnee and Absaroke (“Crow”), and having taken a leading part in the Grattan Massacre, he led his warriors in the Colorado and Platte River uprising after the massacre…
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August 5

Day of the year

August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 148 days remain until the end of the year.
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