1865 Party of Sioux forced marched from Ft. Laramie to Ft. Kearney Nebraska.



1880 Jeanette Rankin born on a ranch near Missoula, Montana. She was the first female member of Congress. Her vote was one of 50 votes against the US declaring war on Germany in 1917. She thereafter lost her seat in 1919. She left Montana thereafter but returned in 1939 and was elected once again to Congress in 1940, running on an anti-war platform. Contrary to the general view of her politics, she voted in favor of measures designed to build up the American military in 1940 and 41. However, following Pearl Harbor hers was the only vote against declaring war on Japan, with her explanation being "As a woman, I can't go to war and I refuse to send anyone else." She thereafter lost her seat once again.









This is not, of course, a Wyoming item, but I'm sure that Ms. Rankin was the talk of the town in many Wyoming localities in 1917 and 1941, if at least briefly. And she gets high marks for having the courage of her convictions, even if we don't agree with them.





1894 Red Cloud was released from the Natrona County jail, although I have no idea why he was in the jail. Attribution: Wyoming State Historical Society.

1898 Recruiting began for the Alger Light Artillery of Cheyenne which would enter Federal service as "Battery A, Wyoming Light Artillery." Attribution: On This Day.









1912 Flooding occurred in Buffalo. 1912 The Franco-Wyoming Oil Company opened a refinery in Casper near the present intersection of Beverly and Fourth streets. This was Casper's second refinery (the first had closed), but there would be an additional one by the end of the year.1912 Flooding occurred in Buffalo. The Occidental Hotel was damaged in the flood.







