A gay student, Matthew Shepard, was brutally beaten and left to die in Wyoming, US.
Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park was established after being signed off by President Calvin Coolidge.
Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming became the first female American governor.
J.C. Penney's opened their first store in Kemmerer, Wyoming.
The first-ever American football game played at night occurred in a contest between Wyoming Seminary and Mansfield State Normal.
Wyoming became the 44th state to join the United States of America.
A Woman casts her Vote in the US for the first time.
