Today in Wyoming history: In 1887, a blizzard hit Wyoming and Montana with record snowfall and cold, making this one of the worst days of the worst winters on record.
Today in Wyoming history: In 1899, a shipment of 500 cats from New Jersey, being sent to the Philippines for "rat control," passed through Laramie on the Union Pacific Railroad.
Today in Wyoming history: In 1876, Mary Davis was elected Justice of the Peace in Tie Siding, a small town outside of Laramie. She was the first woman in Wyoming