May 1877

Saturday 05:

Indian Wars: Sitting Bull leads his band of Lakota into Canada to avoid harassment by the United States Army under Colonel Nelson Miles.

Sunday 06:

Realizing that his people were weakened by cold and hunger, Chief Crazy Horse of the Oglala Sioux surrenders to United States troops in Nebraska.

Tuesday 08:

At Gilmore's Gardens in New York City, the first Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show opens (ends May 11).

Thursday 10:

Romania declares itself independent from Turkey, recognized on March 26, 1881 after the end of the Romanian independence war.