President Benjamin Harrison signed the bill admitting Idaho as the 43rd state, capping a turbulent territorial era marked by mining rushes and land disputes.

Vincent van Gogh died in Auvers-sur-Oise, France, two days after shooting himself in a wheat field, ending a decade of feverish artistic output.

Charles de Gaulle, future leader of Free France and architect of the Fifth Republic, was born in Lille to a devout Catholic family.

Charles de Gaulle, the future leader of Free France and architect of the Fifth Republic, was born in Lille to a devout Catholic, nationalist family.

Lakota leader Sitting Bull was shot dead by Indian Agency police at Standing Rock, sparking fears that fed directly into the Wounded Knee Massacre two weeks later.

US 7th Cavalry troops killed roughly 250-300 Lakota men, women, and children at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota, ending the Indian Wars.