BBC was followed by the Government's acceptance of the recommendation made by the Crawford Committee (1925–26) that the British Broadcasting Company be replaced by a non-commercial, Crown-chartered organisation: the British Broadcasting Corporation. The British Broadcasting Corporation came into existence on 1 January 1927, and Reith – newly knighted – was appointed its first Director General. To represent its purpose and (stated) values, the new corporation adopted the coat of arms, including the motto "Nation shall speak peace unto Nation". British radio audiences had little choice apart from the upscale programming of the BBC. Reith, an intensely moralistic executive, was in full
Cherokee Nation (1794–1907) peace with the Cherokee — who had sided with the Confederacy — the U.S. government required that they free their slaves and offer full Cherokee citizenship to those who wanted to stay with the nation. The freedmen were first guaranteed Cherokee citizenship under a treaty with the United States following the Civil War (1866). This list of historic people includes only documented Cherokee living in, or born into, the original Cherokee Nation who are not mentioned in the main article: Cherokee Nation (1794–1907) The Cherokee Nation (ᏣᎳᎩᎯ ᎠᏰᎵ, pronounced "Tsalagihi Ayeli") from 1794–1907 was a legal, autonomous, tribal government in