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Category Archives: American history
Mrs. Money – Nellie Tayloe Ross
While Nellie Tayloe Ross is often remembered for being Wyoming’s first and only female governor, it is lesser known that she spent most of her career as the Director of the U.S. Mint. President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed her to … Continue reading
Heart Mountain through Pencil and Paper
It was 1942; Japan had just bombed Pearl Harbor, and the American people were worried about Japanese spies on American soil. Amid the tension of WWII following the bombing, the U.S. government believed that the best course of action to … Continue reading
Posted in American history, Asian American history, Heart Mountain, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Japanese internment, Uncategorized, Under-documented communities, World War II, Wyoming history
Tagged Arthur Ishigo, Estelle Ishigo, Heart Mountain, Heart Mountain Interpretative Center, Heart Mountain Relocation Camp, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation, Internment Camp Life, Japanese American Experience, Japanese American Internment, World War II, Wyoming history
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The Mail Must Go Through!
A rider and his horse thunder into view over the desert horizon, barreling towards the way-station where water and a fresh horse await. As the rider leaps off his horse and onto another, his mail bag swinging from his hand, … Continue reading
Joseph O’Mahoney, FDR, and “Court Packing”
The topic of “packing” the U.S. Supreme Court has become a hot button issue in the 2020 presidential campaign. But this isn’t the first time members of the federal government and the public have debated the matter. The Judicial Act … Continue reading
Posted in American history, Judicial Reform, Political history, Supreme Court, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Wyoming History Day
Tagged Checks and Balances, Congressional Opposition, court packing, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Joseph C. O'Mahoney, Judicial Act of 1869, U.S. Supreme Court
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Ted and Johanna Gostas: Resilience Amidst Adversity
Johanna Gostas served as Wyoming coordinator for the National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia. Her husband, U. S. Army Maj. Theodore W. Gostas, was taken prisoner by the North Vietnamese during the Tet Offensive … Continue reading
A Glimpse into History: FDR’s 1933 Inauguration Through Grace Robinson’s Eyes
On March 4, 1933, newly elected President Franklin Delano Roosevelt gave the first of many inaugural addresses. This inauguration came in the midst of turmoil for the United States as the Great Depression was upon the country, causing life to … Continue reading
George Teeple Eggleston and the America First Movement
Before the United States entered World War II, there was a popular movement to keep the U.S. out of the fray. The controversial America First Committee (AFC), founded in September 1940, was the foremost U.S. non-intervention pressure group against American … Continue reading →