19 August 1854 August 18, 2022 Author: Staff The First Sioux War begins when United States Army soldiers kill Lakota chief Conquering Bear and in return are massacred. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Dying is a very dull, dreary affair. And my advice to you is to have nothing whatever to do with it." W. Somerset Maugham — Click here for more from W. Somerset Maugham Related posts: 19 August 1854 9 August 1854 21 August 1959 6 November 1956 28 March 1854 21 October 1854 19 August 1612 21 October 1854 20 December 1985 28 March 1854 Categories: History Tags: 1854, 19 August