The Wounded Knee Massacre (1890)

In 1890, the U.S. Army awarded 20 Medals of Honor, its highest and most prestigious military decoration, to soldiers for their actions during the Wounded Knee Massacre. On December 29, U.S. troops attacked and killed as many as 300 unarmed Lakota men, women, and children after the Sioux Indians peacefully surrendered while their land was being stolen.

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