History

Pauline Phillips, better known to millions of people as the woman who created the 'Dear Abby' column, has died.

She was 94.

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Have you been to the Mile High City to see the Vincent van Gogh exhibit?

'Becoming Van Gogh' runs through this Sunday, January 20, at the Denver Art Museum and tickets are sold out, they had even extended the viewing times by about 200 hours.

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Do you watch the 'Ghost Adventures' TV show?

They'll be investigating a site in Wyoming on tonight's episode, January 11.

The Wyoming Frontier Prison in Rawlins will be featured on the Travel Channel at 7 p.m., Channel 12 on Optimum and DirecTV channel 277.

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Have you ever wondered about the history of the rocks of Vedauwoo?

Tonight the Wyoming State Museum kicks off their 2013 Lecture Series with Roger Ludwig discussing the history of Vedauwoo and the Pole Mountain area.

The lecture is free and starts at 7 p.m. in the Barrett Building's Multipurpose room.

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You can't take it with you. Isn't that the expression people always use when they want your stuff after you drop dead? Mr. Allen Swift knew he couldn't take his 1928 Rolls-Royce Piccadilly P1 Roadster with him to the afterlife, but he made sure it was well taken care of after they tossed him into the ground.

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Have you seen the '1,000 faces of Santa' display in Lions Park yet?

The free exhibit at the Paul Smith Children's Village, part of the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens, runs through 2 p.m. on Christmas Eve, December 24.

'One-thousand Faces of Santa' is a large, rare and unique collection of Santa Clauses from the 20th Century. It is a part of the Thom Wise Collection and has been featured on HGTV.

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Everyone knows Christmas Day is all about tearing open presents, spending time with loved ones, gorging on lots of good food and celebrating the holiday spirit in general. Even though most of us have got the holiday thing down by now, some folks out there might not be aware of some of the unusual and history-making events marking Christmas Day and Christmas Eve in the past.

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1776: Thomas Paine publishes one of a series of pamphlets in the Pennsylvania Journal titled 'The American Crisis' (more info)

1777: George Washington's Continental Army goes into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania (more info)

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My grandfather Evern “Bud” Masuen fought valiantly in this great war and was ever so proud the remainder of his long life that he answered his country’s call on the day of days.  When I was a young man I would very often ask my grandfather about the war, and he was always more than happy to tell me about it with pride and joy

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Have you strolled through the Lakeview Cemetery lately?

The Cheyenne Historic Preservation Board has been restoring the historic Lakeview Cemetery Vault near the entrance at 2501 Seymour Avenue.

They are hosting an open house to commemorate the finalization of the restoration project from 4 until 6 p.m. on Friday, December 7.

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How much do you know about the events at Harper's Ferry, West Virginia in 1859?

You can learn more and enjoy music from the Civil War era at the Cheyenne Civic Center on November 15.

A reader's theater benefit performance of 'John Brown's Body' starring the Pete Simpson family comes to downtown Cheyenne Thursday night beginning at 7:30.

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The Oxford American Dictionaries announced its "Word of the Year" yesterday, and it's about as dumb as you'd imagine.

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