National Wyoming Day 2023: Date, History, Facts about Wyoming

National Wyoming Day is observed annually on July 10 to commemorate the day Wyoming entered the union as the 44th state. The territory was created by a congressional resolution on July 25, 1868, and the government was officially inaugurated on May 19, 1869. The day also commemorates the moment when women were accorded the right to vote.

The background of National Wyoming Day

National Wyoming Day commemorates two events: the day Wyoming became the 44th state of the United States and the day the Wyoming territory granted women the right to vote. At the request of the Wyoming Federation of Women’s Clubs, it is sometimes observed on December 10 to commemorate the passage of the measure to vote on that date.

The Western states supported women’s suffrage because some males recognised the significance of women’s roles. Wyoming has been inhabited for approximately 13,000 years. However, it was discovered around 1869 that the territory had a significant imbalance between the male and female populations. There were 6,000 adult males inhabiting the territory, but only 1,000 adult females. If women were permitted the right to vote, men hoped that more women would settle in the remote territory and alleviate their issue of loneliness. Furthermore, a territorial legislator named William Bright was convinced by his young wife that denying women the right to vote would be a flagrant injustice. Thus, in 1869, the then-governor signed a bill granting women the right to vote.

There are numerous monuments and historical locations in Wyoming. Included among these are the Fossil Butte National Monument and the Fort Laramie National Historic Site. Even in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Park, the state offers breathtaking vistas.

5 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT WYOMING

Wyoming has a population of approximately 575,000, making it the least populous state in the United States.

The federal government owns more than half of the land in Wyoming, including national forests, Thunder Basin National Grassland, and the F.E. Warren Air Force Base.

The official state activity of Wyoming is rodeo, and its emblem is the Bucking Horse and Rider.

Wyoming is also known as the State of Equality, the Cowboy State, and Big Wyoming.

In the late 1980s, Wyoming was the last state to increase the legal drinking age from 19 to 21.

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