1.1M views · 10K reactions | Star Wars fans gather in costumes and lightsabers for the midnight premiere of The Phantom Menace in 1999. This highly anticipated event marked the return of the saga after 16 years, drawing massive crowds worldwide. The film introduced new characters like Darth Maul and young Anakin Skywalker, sparking excitement and debate among fans. | History In Pictures | Facebook

During two world wars Native American soldiers used a secret weapon the enemy could never crack: their own languages. In World War I, a group of Choctaw soldiers in the 142nd and 143rd Infantry Divisions became the first Code Talkers, using their native tongue to transmit messages. This idea expanded in World War II with over 400 Navajo Code Talkers in the Pacific, who created special vocabularies for modern military terms. Other tribes such as the Comanche and Cherokee also contributed, while a

The war cry has been given and the #RTR2019 ride has begun from New Echota, Georgia, the Cherokee Nation’s former capital in the east. It was 35 years ago when the inaugural group of riders were preparing to make this journey along the Trail of Tears. #RememberTheRemoval #RTR35 | Remember The Removal Bike Ride

Cherokee, NC. "Indian War Cry"