1836 Sam Houston was elected president of the Republic of Texas.
1866 Fort John Buford was renamed Fort Sanders. Attribution: On This Day.
1867 The first head of Texas Longhorns shipped from Abilene Kansas,giving birth to the long cattle drive era and the expansion of the cattle industry in the West.
1867 The first head of Texas Longhorns shipped from Abilene Kansas,giving birth to the long cattle drive era and the expansion of the cattle industry in the West.
1877 Crazy Horse is fatally bayoneted by a U.S. soldier after resisting confinement in a guardhouse at Fort Robinson, Nebraska. The wound wasn't instantly fatal as he lingered for hours after the incident while Indian leaders and officers worked to avoid a violent outbreak occurring as a result.
1879 The Delmonico Hotel and Washington Market collapsed in Cheyenne, killing several people. Attribution: On This Day.
1885 U.S. Army troops arrive in Rock Springs following anti-Chinese rioting. Attribution: On This Day.
1894 The first Jewish wedding to occur in Wyoming, occurred in Cheyenne. Attribution: Wyoming State Historical Society.
1910 August Malchow fought again at the Methany Hall in Thermopolis, defeating challenger Patsy McKenna. The victory was technical as the fight was stopped after brawls in the audience commenced and the victory given to the title holder, Malchow. McKenna had won more rounds. This was McKenna's last recorded professional fight.
1913 Fire destroyed the main part of Upton. Attribution: Wyoming State Historical Society.
1916 Sheridan Enterprise for September 5, 1916. Big Labor Day celebration in Sheridan, riots in El Paso.
Something we've addressed here before, but which would seem alien to many locals today. The era in which the local high school required uniforms.
For girls, anyhow.
Boys had a uniform they couldn't avoid, as we've already noted, but one which their parents, relieved of buying school clothes, were often glad to have imposed. The military uniform of JrROTC. Girls, on the other hand, had a prescribed uniform. What exactly it was in 1916 I'm not sure, but a basic blouse and dress is likely what was required.
In other news current residents of Natrona County would be shocked to see that the county fair was, at that time, held in late September. Gambling with the weather? And the tragic death of Mildred Burke, front page news in Cheyenne, had hit the Casper paper.
1916 Sheridan Enterprise for September 5, 1916. Big Labor Day celebration in Sheridan, riots in El Paso.
Something we've addressed here before, but which would seem alien to many locals today. The era in which the local high school required uniforms.
For girls, anyhow.
Boys had a uniform they couldn't avoid, as we've already noted, but one which their parents, relieved of buying school clothes, were often glad to have imposed. The military uniform of JrROTC. Girls, on the other hand, had a prescribed uniform. What exactly it was in 1916 I'm not sure, but a basic blouse and dress is likely what was required.
In other news current residents of Natrona County would be shocked to see that the county fair was, at that time, held in late September. Gambling with the weather? And the tragic death of Mildred Burke, front page news in Cheyenne, had hit the Casper paper.
This photograph of the Omaha Stockyards, where many head of Wyoming beef went through, was taken. Note the boxcar with some beer name on it, although I can't really make that all out.
1917 September 5, 1917. The draftees begin to report
September 5, 1917, was a big day for a lot of younger men as they began to leave their homes to report to Army training camps. Eleven, we learn from the Casper paper, were leaving booming Casper.
And 35 were leaving from much larger Cheyenne, whose paper was also reporting that the Japanese were mustering to come to the aid of the Russians.
In the university town of Laramie the paper reported on the total numbers of the first contingent of draftees in its headlines, 34,450.
There would be a lot more following.
1969 The 116th Engineer Battalion (Combat), Idaho Army National Guard was mustered out of Federal service after active duty in Vietnam. This marked the sixth time in 70 years that the battalion served on active duty. The Idaho National Guard unit is the only Guard unit, Army or Air, to officially serve in theater during both the Korean and Vietnam wars. During it's tour in Vietnam six unit members lost their lives, over 100 were wounded, and two members received Silver Stars.
1917 September 5, 1917. The draftees begin to report
September 5, 1917, was a big day for a lot of younger men as they began to leave their homes to report to Army training camps. Eleven, we learn from the Casper paper, were leaving booming Casper.
And 35 were leaving from much larger Cheyenne, whose paper was also reporting that the Japanese were mustering to come to the aid of the Russians.
In the university town of Laramie the paper reported on the total numbers of the first contingent of draftees in its headlines, 34,450.
There would be a lot more following.
1969 The 116th Engineer Battalion (Combat), Idaho Army National Guard was mustered out of Federal service after active duty in Vietnam. This marked the sixth time in 70 years that the battalion served on active duty. The Idaho National Guard unit is the only Guard unit, Army or Air, to officially serve in theater during both the Korean and Vietnam wars. During it's tour in Vietnam six unit members lost their lives, over 100 were wounded, and two members received Silver Stars.
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