Wyoming became the 44th state to join the United States of America.
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A gay student, Matthew Shepard, was brutally beaten and left to die in Wyoming, US.
J.C. Penney's opened their first store in Kemmerer, Wyoming.
Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming became the first female American governor.
The first-ever American football game played at night occurred in a contest between Wyoming Seminary and Mansfield State Normal.
Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park was established after being signed off by President Calvin Coolidge.
