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Happy Birthday, National Guard
December 13th commemorates the birthday of the National Guard. On that date in 1637, the Massachusetts General Court established an official militia for the first time in the American Colonies. The resolution stated that all able-bodied men from age 16 … Continue reading
Pearl Harbor’s Role in Popularizing Surfing
We all have our hobbies, ranging from knitting to metalworking, reading the classics, or computer programming, and many, many more. However, we do not always know the origins of our hobbies. Granted, the majority probably emerged in mundane circumstances, but … Continue reading
How the United States Coast Guard Got its Wings
The United States Coast Guard has been in operation since August 4, 1790. At the request of Alexander Hamilton, the Revenue-Marine was created with a purpose of collecting customs duties at U.S. seaports. In 1915, the service became the Coast … Continue reading
From Manhattan Project Scientist To Anti-Nuclear Crusader
Dr. Harrison Brown found ways to separate plutonium to devise the world’s first atomic weapons and then spent the rest of his life urging the abolition of those same deadly devices. He was born in Sheridan, Wyoming, on September 26, … Continue reading
Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher Leads at World War II’s Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway occurred June 3 to June 7, 1942 – six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor. One of Japan’s main goals during World War II was to remove the United States as a Pacific Power in … Continue reading
Traveling With the Ninth Cavalry
The 9th United States Cavalry was formed during the Civil War as a segregated unit with African American troopers and white officers. The regiment was stationed in the West in 1867 and served in Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, … Continue reading
Posted in African American history, military history, Western history, Wyoming, Wyoming history
Tagged 9th United States Cavalry, Battle of San Juan Hill, Buffalo Soldier, Buffalo Soldiers, Casper, Civil War, Fort Robinson, Fort Washakie, Frederic Remington, Mary E. Almy, Mildred Almy Parker Yount, Nebraska, Ninth Cavalry, pronghorn, Wyoming
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Wyoming Statesman Gale McGee Encounters a Bolivian Coup D’état
Between 1978 and 1980, the country of Bolivia was constantly in a state of crisis. There was a series of military governments that ruled briefly, each overthrown by the next. Rodger McDaniel’s 2018 book, The Man in the Arena: The … Continue reading
Posted in Alan K. Simpson Institute for Western Politics and Leadership, Bolivian history, found in the archive, Gale McGee, International relations, military history, Organization of American States, Political history, Politics, Uncategorized, Violence - history, Wyoming history
Tagged Bolivia political history, Diplomatic Mission, Gale McGee, Organization of American States, Political Instability, U.S. political history
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Victory and Remembrance: Wyoming and the End of World War I
By the autumn of 1918 during World War I, Germany found itself bereft of manpower and supplies and was faced with imminent invasion. The country’s leaders requested an armistice from the Allies to end fighting on land, sea and air. Also … Continue reading
Laramie’s Military Heritage: Forts, Rails, and Resilience
The military, much like the Union Pacific Railroad, has close ties with Laramie’s history. Established two years before Laramie was, Fort Sanders was to protect those that traveled along the Overland Trail in southern Wyoming. When Laramie was established in … Continue reading
Posted in found in the archive, Laramie 150th Anniversary, Local history, military history, Uncategorized, University of Wyoming, Western history, Wyoming history
Tagged Fort D. A. Russell, Fort Sanders, Frontier Defense, laramie, Military Legacy, University of Wyoming history, Wyoming history
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