1215 King John assents to the Magna Carta, one of the primary documents of the English legal system, and by extension, the legal system of the United States.
1863 USS Wyoming victorious at Shimonoseki Straits in an action against a Japanese local power (warlord).
1866 The site for Ft. Phil Kearney chosen.
1872 Cornerstone laid for the Territorial Prison in Laramie.
1918 The Kaiserschlacht Ends. July 15, 1918. Operation Friedensturm
On July 15 the Germans resumed offensive operations, but not the Operation Hagen that was designed to be a final blow. Rather, they launched Friedensturm to exploit the earlier Blücher–Yorck gains. While the offensive, like every other German offensive in this series of operations gained ground, the French were able to ultimately counterattack successfully and the German offensive operations came to an end on August 7.
The final effort would see, as with the earlier efforts, some hard fighting. The Second Battle of the Marne was part of the offensive, which would run from this day until August 6. The Fourth Battle of Champaigne also started on this day. Both were launched against the French Fourth Army, the Germans having switched attention to them, of which the US 42nd Division was a part. The 42nd was a division made up of National Guardsmen. The French forces, moreover, were rapidly reinforced by British and American troops. The US 3d Division would be back in action on this day and earn the nickname "The Rock of the Marine". By the battles end eight American divisions would participate and the US would sustain 12,000 casualties. The number of divisions contributed to the defense would be twice that of the British, with American divisions being twice as large, but even embattled Italy contributed two divisions and sustained 9,000 casualties. Forty-four French divisions would fight in the battle and fifty-two German divisions.
Allied battlefield loses would be roughly equal to German ones in the campaign, but by this point the Germans did not have the troops to lose.
1918 The Kaiserschlacht Ends. July 15, 1918. Operation Friedensturm
Not very cheery news for a Monday. Wyoming State Tribune for Monday, July 15, 1918.
Monday, July 15, 1918, brought discouraging, if not unexpected, news.
The map one final time, with the final German fifth drive. This time the Germans attempted to exploit the earlier success of their drive on Paris with a new front to the east. Over two days the effort gained ground, but the effort was rapidly halted and by this point the French were able to regain the initiative and counter. The Germans were effectively blocked and gave up offensive efforts on August 7.
On July 15 the Germans resumed offensive operations, but not the Operation Hagen that was designed to be a final blow. Rather, they launched Friedensturm to exploit the earlier Blücher–Yorck gains. While the offensive, like every other German offensive in this series of operations gained ground, the French were able to ultimately counterattack successfully and the German offensive operations came to an end on August 7.
Laramie residents not only read about the fierce fighting in France. . . they also got to read about how coal shortages were looking to bring an end to beer.
The final effort would see, as with the earlier efforts, some hard fighting. The Second Battle of the Marne was part of the offensive, which would run from this day until August 6. The Fourth Battle of Champaigne also started on this day. Both were launched against the French Fourth Army, the Germans having switched attention to them, of which the US 42nd Division was a part. The 42nd was a division made up of National Guardsmen. The French forces, moreover, were rapidly reinforced by British and American troops. The US 3d Division would be back in action on this day and earn the nickname "The Rock of the Marine". By the battles end eight American divisions would participate and the US would sustain 12,000 casualties. The number of divisions contributed to the defense would be twice that of the British, with American divisions being twice as large, but even embattled Italy contributed two divisions and sustained 9,000 casualties. Forty-four French divisions would fight in the battle and fifty-two German divisions.
Allied battlefield loses would be roughly equal to German ones in the campaign, but by this point the Germans did not have the troops to lose.
1894 Butch Cassidy and Al Hainer sent to the Wyoming State Penitentiary for extortion. They'd been running a protection racket aimed at ranchers.
1920 Casper made the headquarters for a division of the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad. Attribution: Wyoming State Historical Society.
1992 ML Ranch in Big Horn County added to the National Register of Historic Places.
1992 ML Ranch in Big Horn County added to the National Register of Historic Places.
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