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.