Stephen Trigg (c. 1744 – August 19, 1782) was an American pioneer and soldier from Virginia. He was killed ten months after the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown in one of the last battles of the American Revolution while leading the Lincoln County, Virginia, militia unit at the Battle of Blue Licks in present-day Kentucky. Trigg, who mainly worked as a public servant and militia officer, was one of the wealthiest men on the frontier at the time. He was a delegate to the first Virginia Revolutionary conventions and was a member of the Fincastle Committee of Safety that drafted the Fincastle Resolutions, which was the precursor for the Declaration of Independence. He was also elected to the Virginia House of Delegates. In 1782, Shawnee Indians led by British officers attacked Bryan Station, Kentucky, but were driven off. Kentucky militia companies joined forces to pursue the hostiles. Trigg commanded one wing, Daniel Boone the other. Despite Boone's warnings, the militiamen charged into an ambush at Blue Licks. Trigg and many others, including Boone's youngest son Israel, were among those killed. Trigg's body was later found cut into pieces. In recognition of his role in the formation of Kentucky, Trigg County, Kentucky was named in honor of Stephen Trigg.

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1658:

Having defeating his brothers in a war of succession, Aurangzeb was crowned the sixth Mughal Emperor. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurangzeb

1777:

The Second Continental Congress passed a resolution allowing French nobleman Marquis de Lafayette to enter the American revolutionary forces as a Major General. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_du_Motier,_marquis_de_Lafayette

1954:

A team of Italian climbers led by Ardito Desio reaches the summit of K2 (pictured), the world's second-highest mountain. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K2

1972:

The Troubles: Free Derry, an autonomous self-declared area of Derry, Northern Ireland, was brought to an end by the British Army's Operation Motorman. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Motorman

2002:

Hamas detonated a bomb at the Mount Scopus campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, killing nine students and injuring about 100 more. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_University_bombing

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