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 The Battle of the Little Bighorn is also known as "Custer's Last Stand," since the defeat infuriated white Americans, leading to increased bloodshed against native tribes and the eventual incarceration of many native peoples on reservations.[([[https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/conflicts-western-tribes-1864-1890|encyclopedia]])]
+===== George Armstrong Custer =====
+Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer led the US forces at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, while Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull led the Native American warriors.[([[https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-the-Little-Bighorn|britannica]])]
+===== Plains Indians War =====
+The native tribes' triumph over US forces was the biggest single victory by Native Americans in the Plains Indians War.[([[https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/american-indian-wars|history]])]
+===== State Motto =====
+Montana's state motto is "Oro y Plata," which translates as "Gold and Silver," and refers to the state's prospecting days.[([[https://a-z-animals.com/blog/the-flag-of-montana-history-meaning-and-symbolism/|a-z-animals]])]
+===== Largest Snowflake =====
+Montana has the biggest recorded snowfall, measuring 15 inches in diameter.[([[https://news.ncsu.edu/2018/12/how-big-can-snowflakes-be/|ncsu]])]
+===== Animal Species =====
+Montana has the most native mammal animal species of any state in the United States.[([[https://glaciermt.com/wildlife-watching|glaciermt]])]
+===== Tyrannosaurus Rex =====
+The "Tufts-Love Rex", one of just 15 entire Tyrannosaurus Rex bones ever discovered, was discovered in Hell's Creek, Montana, in 2016.[([[https://www.theverge.com/2016/8/19/12556472/tufts-love-rex-skull-found-skeleton|theverge]])]
+===== State Animal =====
+The grizzly bear is the state animal of Montana.[([[https://a-z-animals.com/blog/discover-the-official-state-animals-of-montana/|a-z-animals]])]
+===== State Bird =====
+The western meadowlark is its state bird.[([[https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Western_Meadowlark/overview|allaboutbirds]])]
+===== State Fish =====
+The blackspotted cutthroat trout is the state fish.[([[https://southwestmt.com/images/coloringpages/Montana-State-Fish-Coloring-Fact-Sheet.pdf|southwestmt]])]
+===== Yogo Sapphires =====
+Montana Yogo sapphires are very uncommon gemstones found in the state's Yogo Gulch. In the late 1800s, they were discovered by chance by a gold prospector named Jake Hoover.[([[https://gem-a.com/gem-hub/around-the-world/yogo-sapphire-montana|gem-a]])]
+===== 41st State =====
+Montana became the 41st state of the United States in 1889.[([[https://history.house.gov/Records-and-Research/Listing/c_030/|history.house]])]
+===== Vigilante Groups =====
+Early Montana Territory settlers frequently established vigilante organizations to deal with horse and livestock thefts.[([[https://www.jstor.org/stable/4515709|jstor]])]
+===== Heart Monitor =====
+Norman Montanans In 1962, Jeff Holter and Bruce Del Mar devised the cardiac monitor.[([[https://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/2011/11/at-the-heart-of-the-invention-the-development-of-the-holter-monitor-1.html|americanhistory]])]

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