Solar Eclipse occurs as predicted by Tenskwatawa

Brother to Tecumseh and often referred to as 'The Prophet', Tenskwatawa was an important Shawnee spiritual leader who helped form Tecumseh's confederacy. A widespread confederacy formed to oppose US colonial expansion past the Ohio River, Tenskwatawa called for his followers to reject European habits such as alcohol consumption and called for a return to traditional ways of life. As Tenskwatawa grew more influential and his movement gained momentum, Indiana territorial governor William Henry Harrison wrote a letter to the Lenape (Delawares) which he also published in a newspaper specifically challenging Tenskwatawa to 'cause the sun to stand still or the dead to rise from their graves'. Tenswkatawa then correctly predicted the eclipse which humiliated the virulently racist and pro-slavery Harrison and won even more support to his side.