On this day in 1876 Lt. Col. George Custer and 200 U.S. soldiers attacked Sitting Bull's camp on the Little Bighorn River in Montana. This was not smart. In fact, after Custer and his men were wiped out in only 30 minutes, not one of them was recommended for promotion.

     Today's exciting Little Bighorn trivia question:
     Did any of Custer's troops survive at the Little Bighorn?
     Yes, Custer's scout, Curley, survived the massacre. Many believe Curley survived because he was an Indian, but we should point out that Custer's other Indian scouts, Larry and Moe, did not survive.

     It was called Custer's "Last Stand," but with all those arrows flying around, it was probably more like Custer's Last Crouch.

     Custer was boxed in at the Little Big Horn, Indians to the left, right, front, and rear. But what's worse, not one word about this had been mentioned in his horoscope that morning.

     On this day in 1876 Lt. Col. George Custer's 200 cavalrymen marched on 2,500 Sioux warriors at the Little Bighorn River in Montana. After that, West Point refused to commission any officer who couldn't count.

     Sitting Bull was the big hero at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, and then he went to Canada. Today, he'd probably go to Disney World.

     Lt. Col. George Custer had been a general, but was demoted after the Civil War, and things had been going down hill ever since.  In fact, at the Little Bighorn, Custer decided right then and there not to reenlist.

     George Custer bought the river at the Little Big Horn on this day in 1876. History can't decide if Custer was a lieutenant colonel or a general. Whatever he was, he was a dead one.

     Not many people know it, but Custer finished last in his class at West Point, whereas the winner at the Little Bighorn, Chief Sitting Bull, finished first in his class at Sioux A&M.
     The A&M stood for "Ambush" and "Massacre."

     According to Hunkpapa Chief Crow King, Custer's men were completely wiped out in 30 minutes. But two miles away, Major Marcus Reno's battalion lasted two whole days. Proving Custer was much more efficient at being wiped out.

     Getting completely wiped out in 30 minutes happens today all the time -- at supermarkets.