at least in part in a bid to garner enough votes to be admitted as a state. That finally occurred on this day in 1890, when Wyoming became the 44th state.

And one struck the heart of the Wyoming Valley nearly 129 years ago on Aug. 19, 1890. “A cyclone is the last phase of destruction that anyone would have imagined could harm Wilkes-Barre or the ...

Wyoming first became a territory in 1868 and was formed from portions of the Dakota, Utah and Idaho territories. In 1890, Congress declared Wyoming the 44th state. 2. With slightly more than ...

UW was founded in 1886, before the territory of Wyoming became a state in 1890. Wyoming is known as the Equality State, allowing women to legally vote and hold office in 1869, before it was officially ...

They share a border, a birth month (July 1890) and even – for a few brief heady months in 1863 – membership in the “Idaho Territory.” So why are so many people leaving Wyoming while Idaho ...

The territories of Utah (1870), Washington (1883) and Montana (1887) would follow, and, in 1890, when Wyoming was admitted to the Union, its state constitution granted women voting rights.

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That finally occurred on this day in 1890, when, under legislation signed by President Benjamin Harrison, Wyoming became the 44th state to join the Union. The road to statehood had begun in 1888 ...