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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America’s Minutes-Stories of America 250 -
After a record-breaking month of visitors in May, the national park could see a historic summer of tourism. Twenty percent more tourists visited Yellowstone than in May of 2021, which kicked off the busiest year on record with more than 4.8 million visitors. -
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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. -
This year’s event is called Year of the American Indian. -
“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.
