US History

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Crumbling wooden shacks and sagging windmills dot Wyoming's landscape — remnants of old homesteads. This year marks 150 years since the Homestead Act of 1862, legislation that turned federal land over to the public to be homesteaded for free...

After 40 years of doing theater in Wyoming with Spontaneous Theater Productions, the Pete Simpson family is finally performing all together as they tour with a production of "John Brown's Body" to mark the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War.

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1215 – King John of England puts his seal on the Magna Carta (More info) 1775 – George Washington accepts an assignment to lead the Continental Army (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1775 – The United States Army is founded (More info) 1777 – The Stars and Stripes is adopted by Congress as the Flag of the United States (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1900 – The Boxer Rebellion begins in China (More info) 1966 – The Supreme Court rules in Miranda v. Arizona that the police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning them (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1942 – Anne Frank receives a diary for her 13th birthday (More info) 1963 – Civil rights leader Medgar Evers is assassinated in front of his Mississippi home by Ku Klux Klan member Byron De La Beckwith (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1962 – Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin allegedly become the only prisoners to escape from the prison on Alcatraz Island (More info) 1963 – Alabama Gov. George Wallace unsuccessfully tries to physically block two black students from registering at the University of Alabama (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1692 – The first hanging resulting from the Salem Witch Trials takes place (More info) 1752 – Benjamin Franklin’s kite is struck by lightning, leading to the discovery of electricity (More info)