Thursday, 29 October 2020

TIL that when Native Americans occupied Alcatraz Island in 1969, they offered to buy the island from the US government for $24 in glass beads and cloth, the price allegedly paid to Native Americans for Manhattan Island in the 17th century.

TIL that when Native Americans occupied Alcatraz Island in 1969, they offered to buy the island from the US government for $24 in glass beads and cloth, the price allegedly paid to Native Americans for Manhattan Island in the 17th century. submitted by /u/oldschoolrob8 to r/todayilearned
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