“Wild Bill” Hickok, one of the Old West’s iconic characters, lived a short but colorful life. Known for his skills as a gunslinger, he met an untimely end at the age of 39 when he was shot from behind by a disgruntled poker player.

The Hotel del Coronado, located near San Diego, California, opened in 1888. At the time, it was the world’s largest resort hotel, and it continues to attract celebrities and dignitaries today.

Travel writer and photographer Dave Houser has visited all 50 states and more than 150 countries. He has received numerous awards for articles and photos documenting his many adventures while traveling.

Representative Shirley Chisholm was the first African American woman to win a congressional seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. She went on to become the first African American woman to run for president and was an outspoken advocate for equal rights and racial equity.

The leaders of the Soviet Union and the U.S. met in 1974 to hammer out a nuclear arms control agreement. Known as the Vladivostok Agreement, it represented a desire on the part of both countries to reduce the possibility of nuclear annihilation.

Earle Hagen was a prolific and gifted composer, writing memorable music for movies and television from the 1940s through the 1980s.

Laura Alice Brown Roberts married Episcopalian missionary and clergyman John Roberts in 1884 and went on to spend decades living and working on the Wind River Reservation.

The Emmy award winning television show Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In kept audiences in stitches with its one-liners and sketch comedy.

Pope John XXIII rose from humble beginnings as a poor farmer’s boy to leader of the Roman Catholic church in 1958. He shattered more formal precedents and established himself as a pope of the ordinary people.

Beulah Etta Richardson LaPash Berner lived on a homestead outside of Laramie and in the town of Laramie from 1875 to 1951. She raised a family of five girls, was widowed and then remarried and was a lifelong resident of Albany County.