Mid-Twentieth Century
This executive order resulted in the internment of Japanese-Americans.
What is Executive Order 9066?
In 1967, coach Lloyd Eaton kicked this group of Wyoming football players of the team for protesting the treatment of African Americans in the LDS Church.
Who are the Black Fourteen?
This Wyoming city earned the nickname the "Magic City on the Plains" because of its rapid growth.
What is Cheyenne?
2017 marked the 125th anniversary of the war between big ranchers and small ranchers.
What is the Johnson County War?
On this day in 1890, Wyoming became the 44th state admitted to the Union.
What is July 10th
This internment camp in northern Wyoming imprisoned Japanese-Americans during World War II.
What is Heart Mountain?
The first deployment of the Atlas missile system was at this Wyoming military installation in 1960.
What is F.E. Warren Air Force Base?
This fort was established in 1867 three miles west of Cheyenne.
What is Fort D.A. Russell?
This department store was founded in 1902 in Kemmerer, Wyoming.
What is JC Penney?
This term was used to describe a way of promoting business and boosting the local economy through attractions such as festivals and events.
What is Boosterism?
The Organic Act of 1916 created this national institution.
What is the National Park Service?
She was the first fully certified African American teacher in Wyoming, and later became Wyoming's first African American female state legislator.
Who is Liz Byrd?
This man became the first territorial governor of Wyoming in 1869.
Who is John Campbell?
On May 4th, 2018, this Wyoming city celebrates its 150th birthday.
What is Laramie?
To promote unity within the Wyoming Guard during WWI, George Ostrom painted this iconic bronc on his helmet.
Who is Redwing?
This federal program helped to bring Wyoming out of the depression by providing aid to agricultural populations by creating jobs and infrastructure projects.
What is the New Deal?
This annual symposium hosted by the University of Wyoming discusses social justice issues in Wyoming and the United States.
What is the Shepard Symposium?
This 1868 treaty created the Windriver Reservation.
What is the Fort Bridger Treaty of 1868?
On January 5th, 1925, this Wyoming woman became the first female governor in the United States.
Who is Nellie Tayloe Ross?
This set of laws allowed the Wyoming Stock Growers Association more control in the cattle industry.
What are the Maverick Laws?
This scandal involved president Harding, the department of the interior, and Sinclair Oil in 1920.
What is the Teapot Dome Scandal?
This state holiday was adopted in 1990.
What is Equality Day?
In this year, Wyoming granted women's suffrage.
What is 1869?
She was the first woman to cast a vote in an open public election in Wyoming.
Who is Louisa Ann Swain?
1897 was the first year of this event that was intended to boost tourism and draw more people to Wyoming. Today, it is the second oldest annual event in the United States.
What is Cheyenne Frontier Days?