1835:	Massacre of Major Dade’s command at Fort Book, FL.  This was a cause of the Seminole War.
1857:	The light was first illuminated in the Cape Flattery Lighthouse, located on Tatoosh Island at the entrance to the Straits of Juan de Fuca, Washington.  "Because of Indian trouble it was necessary to build a blockhouse on Tatoosh Island before even commencing the construction of the lighthouse.  Twenty muskets were stored in the blockhouse, and then the lighthouse work began."
1903:	An Executive Order extended the jurisdiction of the Lighthouse Service to the non-contiguous territory of the Hawaiian Islands.