Pontiac was named after the famous Ottawa chief (below),
who had also given his name to the city of Pontiac,
Michigan, where the car was produced.

                  Chief Pontiac (Ottawa leader)
                    (c. 1714/20 – April 20, 1769)

                   The first logo of Pontiac was
                   launched in 1926 and featured 
                   the native American chief.

GERONIMO (THIRD FROM LEFT) SURRENDERING TO
GENERAL NELSON MILES IN ARIZONA.

On September 4, 1886, Apache leader Geronimo surrendered to
U.S. government troops. For 30 years, the Native American warrior
had battled to protect his tribe’s homeland; however, by 1886 the Apaches were exhausted and outnumbered. General Nelson Miles accepted Geronimo’s surrender, making him the last Native
American warrior to formally give in to U.S. forces and signaling
the end of the Indian Wars in the Southwest.

Geronimo (on horseback center) with his warriors.

Geronimo (‘the one who yawns’)
(June 16, 1829 – February 17, 1909)

SANDY KOZEL

On December 15, 1791, the new United States of America ratified the 
Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

Geronimo “the one who yawns” (June 16, 1829 – February 17, 1909)

On September 4, 1886, Apache leader Geronimo (above) surrendered to U.S.
government troops. For 30 years, the Native American warrior had battled
to protect his tribe’s homeland; however, by 1886 the Apaches were
exhausted and hopelessly outnumbered. General Nelson Miles accepted
Geronimo’s surrender, making him the last Native American warrior to
formally give in to U.S. forces and signaling the end of the Indian Wars
in the Southwest.

Nelson Appleton Miles (August 8, 1839 – May 15, 1925)

Geronimo and his warriors in the Sierra Madres of Mexico.

Geronimo (Mescalero-Chiricahua) “the one who yawns”
(June 1829 – February 17, 1909)

 Apache chief Geronimo and the Indians he led, surrendered in Skeleton
Canyon in Arizona to U.S. Gen. Nelson Miles. For 30 years, the mighty
Native American warrior had battled to protect his tribe’s homeland;
however, by 1886 the Apaches were exhausted and outnumbered. Gen.
Miles accepted Geronimo’s surrender, making him the last Indian warrior
to formally give in to U.S. forces and signaling the end of the Indian Wars
in the Southwest. Geronimo died of pneumonia on February 17, 1909, as
a prisoner of the United States at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

Geronimo’s grave at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.