1868 Episcopal Bishop Randall consecrated St. Mark's Parish in Cheyenne, the first known consecration of a church in Wyoming. Attribution: On This Day.
1942 Martha Hanson, age 45, was mauled by a bear at Yellowstone National Park near her tourist cabin. She would die from her injuries on the 27th.
1944 The landing gear of a B-17 collapsed at the Cheyenne Modification Center, but nobody was injured. Cheyenne is significant in the history of the B-17 as the Cheyenne Modification Center developed a special nose turret for the bomber which was known as the Cheyenne Turret.
1949 The Wyoming Stock Growers Association donated a collection of its historic materials to the University of Wyoming. Attribution: Wyoming State Historical Society.
1965 State dedicates restored buildings at Ft. Fetterman. This does not mean that the entire post was restored. Only two restored buildings are present. They are used to house displays. The foundations of other buildings are clearly visible, but all down to ground level.
1990 US began to call up of 46,000 reservists to the Persian Gulf.
2012 Governor Mead signs Wyoming Archaeology Awareness Month proclamation.
1944 The landing gear of a B-17 collapsed at the Cheyenne Modification Center, but nobody was injured. Cheyenne is significant in the history of the B-17 as the Cheyenne Modification Center developed a special nose turret for the bomber which was known as the Cheyenne Turret.
1949 The Wyoming Stock Growers Association donated a collection of its historic materials to the University of Wyoming. Attribution: Wyoming State Historical Society.
1965 State dedicates restored buildings at Ft. Fetterman. This does not mean that the entire post was restored. Only two restored buildings are present. They are used to house displays. The foundations of other buildings are clearly visible, but all down to ground level.
1990 US began to call up of 46,000 reservists to the Persian Gulf.
2012 Governor Mead signs Wyoming Archaeology Awareness Month proclamation.
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