On This Day | News of Custers Last Stand Traveled Slow
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After all that has been written and argued and testified regarding the Little Big Horn, of interest to Dakotans because the 7th went over the bluffs from Fort Abraham Lincoln, and never came down, there still remains the newspaper picture of reaction. What did people feel at the time? How did people take the disaster?
— May 19, 1933 | The Ward County Independent
Why We Chose It
The further we get from these events, the blurrier they become. So it’s helpful to get a refreshed look through younger eyes. Also, news of Custer’s demise is not the only article worth reading in this clip.

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