December 25 was chosen as Christmas, or the birth of Jesus, as it is the date of the winter solstice on the Roman calendar and it is nine months after March 25, the vernal equinox and a date linked to the conception of Jesus. There are many traditions that we associate with Christmas, and they are a
December 25 was chosen as Christmas, or the birth of Jesus, as it is the date of the winter solstice on the Roman calendar and it is nine months after March 25, the vernal equinox and a date linked to the conception of Jesus. There are many traditions that we associate with Christmas, and they are a
Display at Cheyenne Depot Museum (vannoy photo)
On October 24, 1861, the Western Union Telegraph Company completed the link between the Eastern and Western Telegraph lines at Salt Lake City, Utah. The transcontinental line allowed instantaneous communication between Washington, D.C., and San Fran
Historian Bob Wilson with the Kearny Frontier Regulars
The Fetterman Fight, also called the Battle of a Hundred Slain by the Sioux, was fought on Dec. 21, 1866. On Dec. 21, 2021, Fort Phil Kearny and the Bozeman Trail Association hosted the annual tour of the battlefield with historian Bob Wilson
Rural churches, like this one Arvada, Wyoming, held Christmas services during the season
December 25 was chosen as Christmas, or the birth of Jesus, as it is the date of the winter solstice on the Roman calendar and it is nine months after March 25, the vernal equinox and a date linked to the con