History

Let's cheer everyone up and relive some of Wyoming's most depressing historical stories!

Check out some of these photos of what Wyoming communities looked like more than 100 years ago!

If you've ever been to a University of Wyoming game, you know, "In Heaven There Is No Beer." There’s also no beer sold at War Memorial Stadium games, but they're working on that.

These days, it'd take at least two years to watch only only one season's worth of #PeakTV, a quarter of which won't even be around a second year. You’d need some sort of absurd television guidance periodical to navigate it all, but because we love you' we've put together an in-depth look at 30 major must-see premieres kicking off as early as August 31. Come, wrap some barbed wire around your bats and grab a coffee in Stars Hollow, as we descend into the madness that is Fall TV 2016!

On August 17, 1959 an earthquake measured 7.3-7.5 on the Richter scale at Yellowstone National Park. The tragic event caused over 28 deaths and $11 million in damage between Wyoming and Montana communities.

Falling without a parachute from 25,000 feet is tricky business. To ensure safe and accurate success, they brought in Wyoming's favorite meteorologist, Don Day.

As we gear up for the 120th annual "Daddy of 'em All", here's a look back at the very first Cheyenne Frontier Day celebration in 1897 (it was originally a one day event). Colonel Edward Slack was the owner and editor of The Cheyenne Leader, the prominent local newspaper of its day...

20-year-old T. Joe Cahill was an usher and sold programs at the very first Cheyenne Frontier Day in 1897. It was the first of 67 consecutive years he worked at CFD. Cahill's biggest contribution to Frontier Days was its famous nickname "The Daddy of 'Em All"...

F.E. Warren was Wyoming territory governor in 1885, when he first bought a ranch from Charles Terry, that would become the Terry Bison Ranch. In the early 1900s, it's where then Senator Warren hosted President Teddy Roosevelt for dinner, and cocktails...

Two weeks, the open road, and a lot of history. If you're a history nerd, there's plenty to see and do in Wyoming!