Wyoming History

Irish immigrants were among the first European settlers here in the Cowboy State. They first came as Army soldiers in the 1840s, assigned to protect wagon trains travelling on the Oregon Trail. When the railroad arrived in the 1860s, more Irish workers followed...

Patrick Joseph Sullivan ranks among the most prominent political leaders in Wyoming history. He is also credited for throwing the craziest St. Patrick's Day party the Cowboy State has ever seen. Sullivan arrived in Wyoming in 1888. Like many other Irish immigrants in the area, he found work on a sheep ranch...

Just in time for St. Patrick's Day, here's a salute to the tiny ghost town of Patrick, Wyoming. In 1876, a man named Ed Patrick arrived in Wyoming and found work as a driver on the stage line that ran from Cheyenne to Deadwood, South Dakota...

Wyoming earned its nickname as the "Equality State" before it even became a state. In 1869, 21 years before it was officially granted statehood, Wyoming was the first territory in America to give women the right to vote. Over the years, Wyoming women have continued to make historic progress...

From "Liver Eating" Johnson to "Mother Featherlegs" to "The Sundance Kid", these are the greatest nicknames in the history of the Cowboy State.

This week marks the 141st anniversary of Wyoming's first "celebrity wedding". On March 5, 1876, infamous gunslinger "Wild" Bill Hickok and legendary lion tamer Agnes Thatcher Lake were married in Cheyenne. The ceremony took place at a friend's house and was officiated by Reverend W...

There are strange things afoot at the Circle K in Casper. Which means one thing, We are going to back in time to take historical figures to present day Wyoming.

Millions of conspiracy theorists all over the world believe that the moon landing was staged, that 9/11 was an inside job, or that a secret society of Illuminati covertly manipulate mass media to consolidate power in their New World Order...

This weekend marks a monumental anniversary in Wyoming history. 88 years ago, on Feburary 26, 1929, President Calvin Coolidge signed an order establishing Grand Teton National Park.  Named for the tallest mountain in the Teton Range, its status as a national park was the culmination of a conservation movement that began soon after nearby Yellowstone National Park was established in 1872... Read Mo

Here's a President's Day trivia question: What future President once called the Cowboy State home? Including President Trump, 25 of the last 27 United States Presidents have visited Wyoming, dating back to Ulysses S. Grant, who first came to the Cowboy State while serving in the Army and returned during his second term in office...

In honor of Presidents Day, here’s a list of six Wyoming natives or residents who have been appointed to serve as Cabinet members. Stan Hathaway – The first Wyomingite ever appointed to serve on the President’s cabinet, Hathaway had been elected to two terms as Wyoming’s Governor before being named Secretary of the Interior by President Gerald Ford in 1975...

It seems like there's a new drug bust almost every day here in Wyoming, especially in Casper. While it may seem to be getting worse, addiction is not a new problem for the Cowboy State. In fact, this month marks the 104th anniversary of the biggest drug bust in Wyoming history...