COMMEMORATE AMERICA’S 250TH ANNIVERSARY IN WYOMING!
Wyoming Public Media celebrates 250 years since the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Join in on the year-long celebration of Wyoming’s rich history, arts, culture, and music. Listen to historical stories, exciting performances, educational activities, and more. Watch for featured Wyoming 250 programming aired on Wyoming Public Radio, Wyoming Sounds, and The Modern West podcasts. Listen to short summaries of Wyoming’s history with Archives on the Air.
Wyoming Public Media and the American Heritage Center partnered to produce Archives on the Air, which are minute-long windows into the past. Wyoming Public Media also works with the Buffalo Bill Center of the West to produce the Museum Minutes.
- Enjoy your journey through Wyoming’s history!
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René Dubos was a French American scientist and philosopher. He coined the phrase “Think globally, act locally” and was a pragmatic environmentalist. -
The 1944 Handbook on Japanese Military Forces gave American and British forces detailed information about the tactics of the Japanese Army and Navy. It was published by the U.S. War Department. -
Wyoming Public Radio Memorial Day program -
During World War II, Captain T. Hugh Winters commanded the U.S. Navy Fighter Squadron known as Air Group 19. Winters documented his wartime experiences in a book titled Skipper – Confessions of a Fighter Squadron Commander. -
During World War II, Captain T. Hugh Winters commanded the U.S. Navy Fighter Squadron known as Air Group 19. Winters documented his wartime experiences in a book titled Skipper – Confessions of a Fighter Squadron Commander. -
In 1938, Douglas “Wrong Way” Corrigan’s flight plan was destined for California, but he ended up in Ireland instead. -
Gale and Loraine McGee led a tour group to the Soviet Union in 1956. They wrote about their experiences in a series of newspaper articles titled “As We Saw Russia”. -
The American Veterans Committee was founded in 1943 to serve the needs of World War II veterans. The group welcomed “men and women, regardless of race, creed or color.” -
“Mary Haworth’s Mail” column in the Washington Post doled out helpful advice to readers of all sorts – from the lovelorn to frustrated office workers. -
Morris Hutchins Ruger was a musician and composer who found inspiration in great works of literature.
