360 settlers, men, women and children, in the Wyoming valley of Pennsylvania, were slaughtered by British troops and Iroquois under the command of Colonel John Butler. It is a rationalization of rebellion. And, which is most important, he meant any government, not only the particular one which at that time engaged his attention. As New Connecticut, and later, Vermont, it remained an independent country until 1791. Wyoming admitted to the Union, becoming the 44th state.
British troops evacuate Savannah, Georgia.
Nomination of Candidates for the 2002 election. TBD, probably Casper. The Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 began. Five citizens killed by federal goons. Nero, according to Tacitus, fiddled in land sales and reconstruction contracts after the fire.