JULY 16:

July 16, 1855: Treaty with three different Indian nations is concluded at Hell Gate in the Bitterroot valley. The treaty will establish the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana.

July 16, 1585:  After yesterday's first encounter between the Roanoke colony and Algonquian Indians in the village of Aquascogoc, in Hyde County North Carolina, colonists discover one of their silver cups is missing. Today, led by colony Governor Ralph Lane, the colonists return to the village, and demand the return of the cup. When the cup is not returned, "we burned and spoiled all their corn'" according to the Governor's journal. This is one of the first significant conflicts in the area between the Europeans and the native inhabitants
 

BACKGROUND:
 

Excerpt from http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~jmack/algonqin/mook1.htm
 
 

The voiage made by Sir Richard Greenvile for Sir Walter Ralegh, to Virginia, in the yeare 1585 (26) is in the form of a brief journal of the daily experiences of the English during the two months that Grenville was in the colony. Its references to native locations are as follows:

The 26 [of June] we came to anker at Wocokon . . . The 3 [of July] we sent word of our arriving at Wococon to Wingina at Roanoak . . . The 6 M. John Arundel was sent to the maine, and Manteo with him, and Captaine Aubry and Captaine Boniten the same day were sent to Croatan . . . The 8 Captaine Aubry and Captaine Boniten returned . . . To Wocokon. The 11 day the Generall [Grenville, with Lane, Hariot, Amadas, John White] . . . and divers other Gentlemen . . . passed over the water from Wocokon to the maine Land . . . in which voyage we first discovered the townes of Pomejok, Aquascogoc, and Secotan, and also the great lake called by the Savages Paquipe, with divers others places . . . The 12 we came to the Towne of Pomeiok. The 13 we passed by water to Aquascogok. The 15 we came to Secotan, and were well entertained there of the Savages.

The 16 we returned thence, and one of our boates with the Admirall was sent to Aquascogok, to demaund a silver cup which one of the Savages had stollen from us, and not receiving it according to his promise, we burnt and spoyled their corne and Towne, all the people being fled (27). The 18 we returned from the discovery of Secotan, and the same day came aboord our Fleete ryding at Wococon. The 21 our Fleete ankering at Wococon, we wayed an anker for Hatoraske. The 27 our Fleete ankered at Hatorask, and there we rested. The 29 Grangino, brother to King Wingina, came aboord the Admirall, and Manteo with him. The 2 [of August] the Admiral was sent to Weapomeiok. The 5 M. John Arundell was sent for England. The 25 our Generall wayed anker and set saile for England (28).