Cheyenne History

In 1937, two lawmen were killed in Nebraska. The getaway car was found in Cheyenne, abandoned and riddled with bullet holes. 80 years later, the case has finally been closed.

September 25, 1963, is a day that many people in Wyoming will never forget. President John F. Kennedy visited Cheyenne, Laramie, and Jackson.

"Wild" Bill Hickok was one of the most famous gunslingers in American history. He was also a hopeless romantic. 141 years ago, on August 2, 1876, the old west icon was shot and killed at a saloon in Deadwood, South Dakota. Several months earlier, Hickok had written a love letter to his wife, Agnes Lake, with instructions to read it upon his death...

August 1, 1985, a tragic flash flood in Cheyenne claimed 12 lives and caused over $60 million in property damage.

Here's a little known fact, Wyoming was part of the very first flight to include a "stewardess" (as they were referred to in those days). In 1930, the new commercial airline industry wanted to insure their customers that flying was safe...

Television and movie fans were shocked to hear about the passing of actor Powers Boothe this weekend. Booth was well-known for several iconic roles, including one fictional character with a "real-life" Wyoming connection. For three seasons, from 2004 through 2006, Boothe portrayed Cy Tolliver, the owner of the Bella Union Saloon in the HBO series Deadwood...

As we observe Black History Month, here's the remarkable story of Wyoming's first prominent African-American businessman, Tilford Ashford. Ashford was born in Missouri during the Civil War. In 1884, at the age of 22, he arrived in Cheyenne and opened a barber shop...

Today marks an interesting anniversary in Wyoming history. 134 years ago, on January 5, 1883, Cheyenne became the first town in the west to install electric lights. Wyoming's facination with electricity began five years earlier when Thomas Edison and a group of scientists conducted an experiment near Rawlins...

This weekend, thousands of Wyoming football fans will follow the 'Cowboy Caravan' on Interstate 80 from Cheyenne to the Mountain West Conference Championship in Laramie. Unfortunately, most of them will never experience a proud Pokes tradition called the "Treagle Train"...

The Taco John's fast food chain now operates over 400 restaurants in 25 states, but it all started with a small food truck down the street from Cheyenne Frontier Days. John Turner was an officer in the United States Air Force. After serving in the Korean War, he was stationed at F...

Bill Pickett was one of the first African-American rodeo stars. Credited as the inventor of the popular "Bulldogging" contest, Pickett learned his technique from an unlikely source.

Of all the cowboys and cowgirls who have ever competed at Cheyenne Frontier Days, the most famous contestant in its 120 year history was a bucking bronco named Steamboat. Nicknamed "The Horse That Can't Be Ridden," the iconic symbol of Wyoming's Bucking Horse and Rider logo was successfully ridden for the first time by Clayton Danks at Cheyenne Frontier Days in 1908...