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
Dalton's atomic theory. John Dalton (1766-1844). John Dalton developed an atomic theory in the 1800s. He did experiments, worked out some atomic weights and invented symbols for atoms and molecules. His most important conclusions are summarised below: 1  All matter is made of atoms. 2  Atoms cannot be broken down into anything simpler.