First responders during the coronavirus pandemic. The house sign space and Technology Committee is hosting. You are watching live coverage on cspan. We can understand more clearly what we are facing. Significant n to local estate tax revenue. And other sources of support for Fire Departments. Facing some departments the hardest decision for firefighters in this crisis. We are in the middle of this health guide trips Health Crisis that at the same time the country is addressing longstanding racism. We are also in the early days of [inaudible] paul. Are not on mute, im sorry . [beep] ok. Thismain in the middle of health and economic crisis at the same time our country is confronting racial injustice. On top of that, we are in the early days of an honest wildfire hurricane season. This is a time of great uncertainty. , people are counting on us to ensure our First Responders have the tools and support they need to do their job well and safely. I look forward to Todays Congress andout help
Sheridan, wyoming. For eight years, we have traveled to bring Historic Sites to our viewers. You can watch more at s an. Org cittie citiestour. Rg next hour, wehe will hear from local historians and experts about this city situated along the Big Horn Mountain range. Known for its cowboy culture. In about 15 minutes, we will hear about the conflict between the u. S. Army am American Indian tribes and a little later, we will hear about the impact paul mining had on the area. Ofbegin with the history [indiscernible] all right. One, two, three. The nationals final rodeo. Theres no place better to be the second week in july than sheridan, wyoming. We put on a world class event and we just love to invite you all to come to sheridan. O say can you see by the dawns early light what so proudly we hail by the twilights last gleaming i tell you what, this week is the biggest week in sheridan. Economically and entertainmentwise. Its good because 89 years ago, sheridan was dead as a door nail. Ther
Visits at cspan. Org citiestour. All right. One, two, three. The nationals final rodeo. Theres no place better to be the second week in july than sheridan, wyoming. We put on a world class event and we just love to invite you all to come to sheridan. O say can you see y the dawns early light what so proudly we hail by the twilights last gleaming i tell you what, this week is the biggest week in sheridan. Economically and entertainmentwise. Its good because 89 years ago, sheridan was dead as a doer nail. There was nothing going on. So door nail. There was nothing going on. So some citizens decided, we need to have a rodeo to provide some Economic Opportunity and entertainment and that was their charter and it still is. So here we are 89 years later. Were still doing the same thing and we hope the Founding Fathers will be proud of that. In 1928 and 1929, a financier family named j. P. Morgue be, they bought the historic morgan, they bought the historic p. K. Ranch outside of town. For ye
Continues. Next we visit the Sheridan County museum to learn about the impacts coal mining has had on the area. The history of coal mining has a place in the geological past of wyoming. At various times throughout this areas history, before it became a state, most people might not realize that looking at wyoming nowadays, but wyoming used to be subtropical to tropical regions and at one point, we were actually an ocean. All of that has factored into the deposits of fossil fuels within the state, whether they be natural gas, oil, coal, and so, that prehistory sets the stage for modernday sheridan and the story of coal here. In 1880, some of the first outcroppings of coal are discovered on private lands. The landowners at that time discovered, especially if the seams were open, that they could not only mine the coal for their personal usage, weather in outbuildings or in their homes, but they also began the business of taking that coal and they would offer it for delivery to residents of
Learn more about the history of u. S. Automobiles sunday at 6 00 p. M. And 10 00 p. M. Eastern. Youre watching American History tv only on cspan3. Up, our look at sheridan continues as we visit the trail end historic site, home of john b kendrick. Hear theof times you american rags to riches story or the American Dream and John Kendrick embodies that. He started with nothing, very little education, and through hard work and a lot of intelligence, he worked his way up. Was his home and a modern home when it was built. Some was 14,000 square feet and bathrooms,ooms, 12 Running Water, and a central vacuuming system. It was a really modern home in sheridan. Aboutice to build it was 160 4000, and in 1911, you could buy a three dr. You could buy a threebedroom with Running Water for about 3000. Became a cattle baron in a three term United States senator. He was born in texas in 1857 cap and orphaned at an early age. He did not go to school formally passed the fifth grade. His first real job