Wyoming History

141 years ago today, on July 29, 1878, Thomas Edison attempted to photograph a total solar eclipse in Rawlins. According to legend, Edison's trip to Wyoming later played an important role in the invention of the light bulb.

The Capitol was originally built in 1887 for $150,000, the modern-day equivalent of $4 million. The cost to renovate just the Capitol building was $116 million in 2017.

The state of Wyoming celebrates its 129th birthday tomorrow. Like many great events in American history, it would have never happened without a politician lying through his teeth.

Events kick off at noon Wednesday with food trucks and music, followed by a ribbon cutting, tours of the Capitol Square Project, live music, and fireworks.

July 1, 1919, Wyoming became the last state in the region to ban alcohol. During prohibition, the towns of Kemmerer and Rock Springs became regional hubs for bootleggers and organized crime.

If not for her untimely disappearance in 1937, the most famous female aviator in history might have become a resident of the cowboy state.

The short-lived state even selected Sheridan, Wyoming as its capitol.

Old West history is even better with a cold beer in your hand. Join us for a bar crawl as we pay a virtual visit to the ten longest running saloons in the Cowboy State.

Like Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon and Cheyenne Mayor Marian Orr, Joseph Carey and F.E. Warren were both Republicans, they shared common political beliefs, and they hated each other's guts.

Did you know Cheyenne is not the "permanent" capital city of Wyoming? Lander may also have a legal claim to the Capitol in the Wyoming Constitution.

No, it's not a hotel from the frontier days, or a bar that claims to be where the Bucket of Blood gang was caught.

Park tells the story of Frank Emi, a second-generation Japanese American who was interred at the Heart Mountain Relocation Center in North-Central Wyoming.