When Nellie Tayloe Ross was elected as Wyoming’s first and only female governor, she also became the first female governor in the nation.

The America First Committee was formed in 1940 to oppose American involvement in World War II.

Donna W. Afflerbach was a Red Cross volunteer from Windsor, Colorado, who went to New York City to help in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

“Pedro” was a tiny, mummified body found by two prospectors in the Pedro Mountains near Casper in 1932. Speculators hypothesized that “Pedro” was proof of a legendary race of little people that inhabited the mountains of Wyoming.

The Sheepeaters, a pre-equestrian band of the Shoshone tribe, disappeared in the 1870s. They inhabited the Wind River Mountains and the area occupied today by Yellowstone National Park.

F. Taylor Ostrander’s career as an international economist included time in the U.S. government and decades at AMAX, an international mining company.

Veteran Hollywood director Frank McDonald got his start acting, directing and stage managing, but is best remembered today for his work directing shows like Wyatt Earp and National Velvet for television.

The 1964 musical film My Fair Lady was a blockbuster for Warner Brothers Pictures. It won eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

“Alexander’s Ragtime Band” was the hit song that helped propel Irving Berlin to fame in 1911.

Gladys Margaret Crane was a University of Wyoming professor in the Department of Theater and Dance. She was beloved by students and the Crane Studio in the UW Fine Arts building is named in her honor.