Today In Wyoming's History

1835.  Texas authorizes the Texas Rangers. 1874.  Joseph F. Glidden received his patent for barbed wire. Barbed wire changed the natu...

1888 The Casper Weekly Mail newspaper established. 1903  Colorado Gov. Peabody calls up the Colorado National Guard and sends them to C...

1542  New laws passed in Spain giving protection against the enslavement of Indians in America. 1813  One of the two dates of death giv...

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...

Today is recognized as World Men's Day in many nations. 1868  The Bear River City Riot occurred in which  parties supporting a lynched...

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