Today In Wyoming's History

1846   President Mariano Paredes of Mexico unofficially declares war on the United States. 1865  Sioux and Cheyenne raiders return to Deer...

1848   Mexico ratifies the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo acknowledging the acquisition of Texas and New Mexico by the United States, which in...

1846         Battle of Campeche at which the Texas Navy defeats the Mexican fleet. 1885  Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show appeared in Chi...

1846     The United States officially declared that a state of war existed with Mexico. 1882  The Ft. Steele hospital burned.  Attribution...

1865  Col Thomas Moonlight's expedition of the recently arrived 11th Kansas Cavalry reaches the Wind River in Wyoming, but fails to enco...

1846  Congress declared war on Mexico. 1929   A Laramie group advocated prohibition of women's figures on cigarette advertisements.  C...

1541    Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto reached the Mississippi River. 1846 General Zachary Taylor defeats a superior Mexican force i...

Recently, following St. Patrick's Day , I posted a sidebar on The Irish In Wyoming .  While it is, in no way, an equivalent holiday, we...

1846  Mexican forces defeat U.S. Dragoons at Rancho Carricitos, Texas. 1860  Gold discovered at what would become Leadville. . . an event ...

1847     American troops under General Winfield Scott defeated Mexican forces under General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna at the Battle of Ce...

1845   Mexico dropped diplomatic relations with US. 1846   US troops move onto the left bank of the Rio Grande River. 1865   The Distric...

Just recently we posted our "green" edition of this blog with our St. Patrick's Day entry .  Given that, this is a good time ...

Today, for 2013, is the dread advent of Daylight Savings Time, in which the weary are deprived of an hour of sleep. 1804  A formal cer...