American Heritage Center

The Old Santa Fe Trail ran between Missouri and New Mexico and was a regular trade route for goods traveling west.

Crime and psychological horror writer Robert Bloch turned his attentions to television script writing in the 1960s. His Star Trek scripts were praised for combining traditional elements of the horror genre with science fiction.

The musical game show Name That Tune made its television debut in 1953. Two contestants vied for prize money as they recognized songs played by a live studio orchestra.

The Du Pont family, which made a fortune in chemical products, was once one of the most influential and prominent families in the U.S.

Archives on the Air- The Tower of London, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is visited by millions each year. It houses the British Crown Jewels and was the site of many infamous executions.

The Wright-Ingraham Institute’s Running Creek Field Station hosted students interested in cross-disciplinary environmental studies in the 1970s.

The Citizens Committee to Repeal Chinese Exclusion was founded by Pearl Buck and her husband in May of 1943. The committee was successful in getting the Exclusion Act repealed later that same year.

Frontiersman Oliver Perry Hanna was an early settler of Sheridan County and opened the first hotel in Big Horn, Wyoming. His life on the frontier was rich with adventure.

Encampment, Wyoming was a town that sprung up in 1897 after copper was discovered in the nearby mountains.

Wyoming Senator Gale McGee was a pivotal figure in the Senate confirmation hearings of Lewis Strauss. As portrayed in the film Oppenheimer, Strauss was denied the role of Secretary of Commerce in large part due to McGee’s diligent questioning and persuasive oratory.