by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 24, 2021 | GoWYLD
Amelia Earhart was born on July 24, 1897. She was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic and to fly solo from Hawaii to California. While she was attempting to fly around the world in 1937, her plane disappeared in the South Pacific. You can find a...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 23, 2021 | Articles and Information
The Summer Olympics officially begin on July 23, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Time to lace up those running shoes, tune up the bicycle, and go for that perfect 10! Join the U.S. National Archives this week as they share a variety of records held at the National Archives...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 22, 2021 | Uncategorized, WSL News
Find a wrap-up of the latest in Wyoming library news in the July 2021 Outrider newsletter from the Wyoming State Library. Subscribe today, and we’ll send the Outrider straight to your email inbox each month. You can also see past issues. Do you know any library...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 21, 2021 | WSL News
The Wyoming State Library has completed the digitization of five German prisoner of war camp titles, adding nearly 800 pages of content to the Wyoming Digital Newspapers Collection. The camps, which held captured German soldiers, were based in Wyoming during World War...
by Christi Weinzierl | Jul 20, 2021 | GoWYLD
On July 20, 1969 at 4:17 and 43 seconds — 102 hours, 45 minutes, and 43 seconds after launch — the Eagle touched down on the surface of the moon. You can read a bit of the transcript of what was said between the astronauts and command in Houston in the article “Man...
