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Proliferation and Protests – Missiles in Wyoming Over the Decades
Post contributed by AHC Writer Kathryn Billington. Near the end of 1957, Cheyenne’s Warren Air Force Base (WAFB) was chosen to become the nation’s first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) base and home of the Atlas missile. The Cold War nuclear … Continue reading
Posted in 20th century, Cold War
Tagged Air Force, Atlas, Cheyenne, ICBM, Minuteman, missiles, MX, Nuclear weapons, Peacekeeper, Philip White papers, Protests, Warren Air Force Base
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Burt C. Buffum, Part Two
Post contributed by AHC Archives Aide Patty Kessler Buffum’s Second Term at the University of Wyoming Buffum left Wyoming in 1900 to serve as the director of the Colorado Agricultural College’s experiment station in Fort Collins. Prior to his departure, the … Continue reading
Posted in 20th century, Academia, Agriculture, Biographies, Photography, University of Wyoming, Western history, Wyoming history
Tagged Burt C. Buffum, Colorado Agricultural College, emmer wheat, Photographic collections, Theodore Roosevelt, University of Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station, Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park
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Just In Time for America250, a New Book About Wyoming’s History
Post contributed by Paul Flesher, Director of the American Heritage Center Did you ever want to know more about the history of Wyoming—the state we all know and love—in an accessible way? If so, then Wyoming’s History in 76 Objects … Continue reading
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Plumbing the Depths of Adventure in “Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea”
Post contributed by AHC Reference Archivist Rob Kelly On September 14th, 1964, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea premiered on television. Created by Irwin Allen as a spinoff of his movie of the same name that had been released … Continue reading
A History of Peru & Tourism
Post contributed by Photo and A/V Archives Aid Tom Hillhouse When most people think of Peru, they think of the Incan civilization. Which is fair, the Incan Civilization was super cool! However the Incas tend to be a catch-all for … Continue reading
Dolly Parton in the Movies: Behind the Scenes with 9 to 5 and Steel Magnolias
Post contributed by AHC Marketing Coordinator Miles Amende Dolly Parton passed away last week after a lifelong career of singing, songwriting, acting, and philanthropy. Parton looms large in popular culture, and it’s unsurprising that she makes an appearance in the … Continue reading
The Morality of A.C. Ivy
Post contributed by Ansley (Crow) Smoll, winner of the AHC’s 2026 Undergraduate Research Award for her project “The Morality of A.C. Ivy: How One Man’s Stance on Medicine Explains the Largest Scam in Cancer History.” History often asks for a … Continue reading
Posted in 20th century, medical history
Tagged A.C. Ivy, Cancer, Cancer Research, Cancer Studies, ethics, Krebiozen, Nuremberg Code
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