Latest Breaking News On - Rock springs independent - Page 1 : comparemela.com

April Fool s Day History and Pranks

Tomorrow is April 1. After enduring a long, cold winter, most people want a little gaiety. Enter April Fool's Day. April 1 is April Fool's Day, a day set aside for hoaxes and practical jokes on friends and colleagues, often yelling “April Fool” when the victim falls for the prank. It has been cel

Rock springsUnited statesCiudad de la habanaChristian churchApril foolRock springs independentAprils foolDay last sundayWyoming timesSheridan enterpriseQueer pranks which have been playedThat dayVarious partsWorld afterAll fool dayAll fool

The 1885 Chinese Massacre—Not Rock Springs Finest Hour: Part 2

The 1885 Chinese Massacre—Not Rock Springs Finest Hour: Part 2
sweetwaternow.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sweetwaternow.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.

Rock springsUnited statesWestern wyoming community collegeUniversity of wyomingSalt lakeUnited kingdomDistrict of columbiaSan franciscoSweetwater countyWashington elementary schoolBitter creekAlfred larsonHenryf chadeyFrancise warrenJamesa evansFred ames

The 1885 Chinese Massacre—Not Rock Springs Finest Hour: Part 1

The 1885 Chinese Massacre—Not Rock Springs Finest Hour: Part 1
sweetwaternow.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sweetwaternow.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.

Rock springsUnited statesNew yorkHong kongUnited kingdomSierra nevadaSan franciscoCoal creekBitter creekGeorge crookCraig stortiDell ishamJohnm thayerJay gouldJennifer messerCharles crocker

The 1885 Chinese Massacre—Not Rock Springs Finest Hour: Part 1

Rock springsUnited statesNew yorkHong kongUnited kingdomSierra nevadaSan franciscoCoal creekBitter creekGeorge crookCraig stortiDell ishamJohnm thayerJay gouldJennifer messerCharles crocker

The Rock Springs Massacre

Bettmann Archive/Getty Images What began as a labor dispute between white and Chinese coal miners on September 2, 1885 turned into a bloodbath known as the Rock Springs Massacre that left 28 Chinese miners dead and 15 others wounded. Following the violence, white miners set 79 homes ablaze, effectively wiping out the Chinatown neighborhood of Rock Springs in what was then the Wyoming Territory. Perpetrators of the violence against the Chinese immigrant community faced little to no consequences for the massacre. And anti-immigrant and anti-Chinese sentiment followed the Chinese immigrant community as they moved from the American West to other parts of the country.

Rock springsUnited statesNew yorkSan franciscoAlec guinnessCheng tsu wuGrover clevelandLibrary of congressWorld publishing companyTranscontinental railroadHistorical societyTranscontinental railroad chineseCity university of new yorkUnion pacific railroadChinese embassyRock springs massacre