Today In Wyoming's History

Students of Wyoming's history are well familiar with the story of the Spring Creek Raid, which occurred on April 2, 1909, on the Nowood...

Today is the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. 1620     The Mayflower voyagers went ashore for ...

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

1619     Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Royalist cavalry commander in the English Civil War, born.  He returned England with the restoration o...

1826   Benjamin Edwards rides into Mexican-controlled Nacogdoches, Texas, and proclaims himself the ruler of the Republic of Fredonia. 186...

Today is Bill of Rights Day. 1791     The Bill of Rights took effect following ratification by Virginia. 1887  The Burlington Northern c...

1842  Alfred Packer, Colorado cannibal, born in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.  1860  Tom Horn born in Scotland County Missouri. 1...

1837  Republic of Texas Secretary of State Robert A. Irion recommended that Texas grant copyrights.Attribution:  On This Day. 1866     Fir...