Today In Wyoming's History

Cheyenne, Ft. Laramie, Deadwood Trail, 1868-1887 This post is somewhat off topic here, but this is a marker for the Cheyen...

Milton Sublette--The Lost Mountain Man .

1866   Indians attempted to lure a detachment commanded by Captain James Powell into a trap near Ft. Phil Kearny but did not succeed. 1...

1832  William Hale born in New London Iowa.  He would serve as Territorial Governor from July 1882 until his death in 1885. 1869  Gover...

1867  Peace conference commences at Ft. Laramie, Wyoming.  The goal was to arrive at a peaceful solution to strife between Americans and the...

1854 Reciprocity Treaty between the US and Canada comes into effect. 1868 Vigilantes hanged three members of the Asa Moore Gang in Bos...

Today is Victory over Japan Day  VJ Day Crowd in  Times Squire, New York City. 1842  John C. Fremont raised the Stars and Stripes...

1839  Austin Texas, the new capital of Texas, held the first sale of town lots for the city.  Attribution:  On This Day. 1845  Gen. Zac...