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.
Happy birthday, Lloyd Baker. Born May 17, 1911, the oldest man in the Cowboy State is still going strong at 107. Here are a few lessons we can learn from his remarkable life.
If you grew up in Wyoming, May 16, 1986, is a day you will never forget. 32 years ago, a deranged couple stormed into Cokeville Elementary School and took 154 hostages.
If you've ever had a Rice Krispies treat, you can thank a guy from the tiny town Arminto, Wyoming. On May 14, 1918, Hazime Fukuda received a patent for the first rice cereal. His method was later adapted by Kellogg's and has since spawned dozens of popular products.
Before moving to Big Horn in the late 1800s, Oliver Henry Wallop was the Earl of Portsmouth. He later became the only man to serve in both Britain's House of Lords and Wyoming's House of Representatives.
Over a century before Marian Orr became Cheyenne's first female mayor, another Wyoming woman made history. 107 years ago today, on May 9, 1911, Susan Wissler was elected as the Mayor of Dayton.
There are 20 places around the world that are named Wyoming. 11 U.S. states have cities named Wyoming. There also three counties and two valleys named Wyoming and there are even a couple places named Wyoming in other countries.
April 9, 1884, a woman purported to be Sacajawea died on the Wind River Reservation near Fort Washakie, Wyo. 134 years later, historians still question the legitimacy of the legend.