The Benge Detachment of Cherokees on the Trail of Tears Tales of the Trail, Trail of Tears Alongside a busy intersection in Fayetteville, Arkansas, a small park has been set aside to remember the Cherokees of the Benge detachment who passednear here on their way to Indian Territory in January 1839.
John Dalton: John Dalton, English meteorologist and chemist, a pioneer in the development of modern atomic theory. Dalton was born into a Quaker family of tradesmen; his grandfather
Colour-Blindness. Daltonism Colour-blindness was discovered by John Dalton (1766-1844) when he scandalised his family by inadvertently buying his mother a set of racy underwear as a birthday present. John Dalton was so precocious that he was put in charge of the local Quaker school at the age of 12.