27th February 1973: Oglala Lakota and members of the American Indian Movement occupied Wounded Knee

Approximately 200 Oglala Lakota and members of the American Indian Movement occupied Wounded Knee, South Dakota, for 71 days.

4th October 1927: Work begins on the USA’s Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota

Washington’s face was the first to be completed, seven years after work began. In July 1939 Roosevelt was the final likeness to be dedicated.