1856 The Martin Handcart Company began its ill fated trip from Missouri, rather late in the season.
1865 Powder River Campaign commenced. The campaign under the command of Brigadier General Patrick E. Connor was to "rein
in the Arapaho, Cheyenne and Sioux".
1866 Congress passed an act authorizing the Army to raise units of Black soldiers as part of the Regular Army.
1868 The Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution went into effect.
1869 An Indian raid near Atlantic City kills three miners. Attribution: On This Day.
1898 Spain, through the offices of the French embassy in Washington, D.C., requested peace terms in its war with the United States.
1908. The "Star", a Casper livery stable, burned down. The fire was kept form spreading, but the fire was a major disaster in the town, resulting in the loss of eleven horses, a hearse, and a large amount of feed.
1913 Sheridan cattleman John B. Kendrick moves into his mansion "Trail's End." Attribution: Wyoming State Historical Society.
1917 Cokeville Telephone Company incorporated. Attribution: Wyoming State Historical Society.
1920 Pancho Villa surrendered to the Mexican government.
1932 Federal troops dispersed the "Bonus Army".
1938 Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power began to purchase power from the Seminoe Dam.
2018 Today was National Cowboy Day for 2018.
2018 Tornadoes touch down south of Douglas and near Glendo Reservoir.
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This blog was updated on a daily basis for about two years, with those daily entries ceasing on December 31, 2013. The blog is still active, however, and we hope that people stopping in, who find something lacking, will add to the daily entries.
The blog still receives new posts as well, but now it receives them on items of Wyoming history. That has always been a feature of the blog, but Wyoming's history is rich and there are many items that are not fully covered here, if covered at all. Over time, we hope to remedy that.
You can obtain an entire month's listings by hitting on the appropriate month below, or an individual day by hitting on that calendar date. Use 2013 for the search date, as that's the day regular dates were established and fixed.
Alternatively, the months are listed immediately below, with the individual days appearing backwards (oldest first).
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