* 1865 – American Civil War: at Fort Towson in the Oklahoma Territory, Confederate, Brigadier General Stand Watie surrenders the last significant rebel army.

* June 23 – American Civil War: At Fort Towson in Oklahoma Territory, Confederate General Stand Watie, a Cherokee Indian, surrenders the last significant Rebel army.

Boudinot's brother Stand Watie fought and survived that day, escaping to Arkansas.

Stand Watie, the leader of the Ridge Party, raised a regiment for Confederate service in 1861.

On June 25, 1865, two months after Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox, Stand Watie became the last Confederate General to stand down.

Following the Battle of Doaksville, Brigadier General Stand Watie, a Confederate commander of the Cherokee Nation, became the last Confederate general to surrender in the American Civil War, on 23 June 1865.

" The resulting political turmoil led to the killings of Major Ridge, John Ridge, and Elias Boudinot ; of the leaders of the Treaty Party, only Stand Watie escaped death.

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The only combat occurred when Stand Watie and his Confederate troops captured a Union steamboat on the Illinois River June 15, 1864.

On 23 June 1865, Brigadier General Stand Watie, a Cherokee chief, agreed to terms and took his Choctaw Battalion out of the war.

* General Stand Watie Grave Site

Jay was named for Jay Washburn, a nephew of Stand Watie and grandson of an early-day Cherokee missionary.

On June 15, 1864, Confederate forces under Colonel Stand Watie attacked with cannon and small arms fire as the ship negotiated a bend at Pleasant Bluff.

This school continued until the outbreak of the Civil War, when Confederate forces commanded by General Stand Watie.

Confederate General Stand Watie established a headquarters at Webbers Falls during the Civil War.

In areas more distant from the main theaters of operations, Confederate forces in Alabama and Mississippi under Lieutenant General Richard Taylor, in Arkansas under Brigadier General M. Jeff Thompson, in Louisiana and Texas under General E. Kirby Smith and in Indian Territory under Brigadier General Stand Watie surrendered on May 4, 1865, May 12, 1865, May 26, 1865 ( officially June 2, 1865 ) and June 28, 1865, respectively.

Stand Watie, Boudinot's brother, was also attacked but he survived.

) Gallegina's younger brothers were Isaac, better known as Stand Watie, who served with the Confederate Army during the American Civil War and served as Principal Chief ( 1862-1866 ); and Thomas Watie.

His brother Stand Watie was attacked but survived.

Though Ross denied any connection to the killings, Stand Watie blamed the Principal Chief.

Stand Watie killed a man whom he had seen attack his uncle Major Ridge ; Watie was acquitted on the grounds of self defense.

Stand Watie and his supporters, the majority of the Nation, sided with the Confederacy ( he served as an officer in their army, along with other Cherokee.

* Paul Ridenour, " The Stand Watie and Elias Boudinot Family ( Sons of David Oo-wa-tie )", Paul Ridenour Website ( genealogy )

1st December 1967: The first ground experimental nuclear rocket engine ( XE ) assembly, is shown here in " cold flow " configuration, as it makes a late evening arrival at Engine Test Stand No. 1 at the Nuclear Rocket Development Station, in Jackass Flats, Nevada.

In December 2011, Stand and Deliver was deemed " culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant " by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.

' Two years later, in December 1976 Green sang a rant about the state of the United Kingdom called " Stand Up and Be Counted " with the words coming up in subtitles: " Stand up and be counted, where the managers manage and the workers don't go on strike ".

" Amid Dying Towns of Rural Plains, One Makes a Stand ," New York Times, December 1.

The final phase of the redevelopment came in December 1993, when the new Jack Harris Stand was opened on the site of the South Bank terrace.

Percy Greg ( 7 January 1836 Stand, Prestwich, near Manchester-24 December 1889, Chelsea ), son of William Rathbone Greg, was an English writer.

After some modifications this application was passed by Barnet Council's planning committee in December 2007 and building work commenced on a new South Stand.

Completed in December 1993, the Carling Stand held 9, 500 seated spectators and expanded corporate facilities, costing £ 6million.

The episode in question Stand Up and Be Counted was the final episode of the first series, and was first broadcast on 27 December 1974.

On 28 December 2009 chairman Ken Bates spoke about plans to increase the capacity of the South Stand in the future by around 2 – 3, 000.

Planning permission was sought in 2002 and received in December 2004 for a new South Stand to raise capacity to 82, 000, together with a hotel and conference centre, with redevelopment commencing in June 2005.

The South Stand was opened in December 1994.

The building of the new ' Main Stand ' was due to commence in December 2008 and was expected to take 16 months.

A second German tour began in December 1984 and Stand Up was released in 1985.

After a minor hit single with " Party Party ", their cover of " I Can't Stand the Rain " from their first album ( December 1977 ) was a hit, reaching # 5 in the UK Singles Chart, and # 18 in U. S. Billboard Hot 100.

Fritz Muliar, born as Friedrich Ludwig Stand ( December 12, 1919-May 4, 2009 ), was an Austrian actor who, due to his huge popularity, is often referred to by his countrymen as Volksschauspieler.

On 15 January 2005, the South stand was named the Theo Pickée Stand as an honour to the Roda JC chairman, who died in December 2003.

Aaron Stanford ( born December 27, 1976 ) is an American actor, best known for his role as Pyro in X2 and X-Men: The Last Stand films, and Doug Bukowski in the 2006 The Hills Have Eyes remake.

*" Che's Last Stand " by Ed Ewing, The Guardian, December 31, 2008

* BBC Radio 4: Taking a Stand BBC journalist Fergal Keane interviews Mohsen Sazegara about his life in a radio programme first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on December 14, 2010.