July 8

1889 Delegates elected to the Wyoming Constitutional Convention.  Attribution:  Wyoming State Historical Society.

1892  Lester C. Hunt was born in Isabel Illinois. A dentist by occupation, he served as the 19th Governor of Wyoming from 1943 to 1949 and Senator thereafter until 1954.

1896   William Jennings Bryan delivers his Cross of Gold speech.

1906  The last stage run over the Rawlins Wyoming to Lander line is made.

1911 Nebraskan "Two  Gun" Nan Aspinwall becomes the first woman to ride across the United States, completing her ride from the Pacific by riding into New York City.

2004   Governor Dave Freudenthal signed a proclamation creating the Wyoming Outdoor Hall of Fame.  Attribution:  On This Day.