Wyoming celebrates another year of statehood today (July 10).
According to the website wyohistory.org, Wyoming's territorial delegate to congress, Joseph M. Carey, had proposed a statehood bill for Wyoming in March of that year.
There had been previous such proposals which had gone nowhere in Congress, but this time Carey's proposal gained some traction According to the website, there was some opp
The Cowboy State turns 128 years old this week. Like many great events in American history, it would have never happened without a dishonest politician.
On July 10th, 125 years ago, Wyoming became a state. But what else was going on in America in the year 1890? You might be surprised at what was happening.