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Gold rush to Montana
Gold discovered at Grasshopper Creek. It is know for the famous phrase from John White’s “eureka!” moment . -
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park created by Congress.and President Ulysses S. Grant to became the First National Park. It was not only in the first national park in the United States but anywhere in the world. -
Battle of Little Bighorn
Lt. Col George Custer and 197 men annihilated at Battle of Little Bighorn. It is known as "Custards last stand" -
Montana becomes a state
Montana became the 41st State of the United States of America. -
Glacier National Park created by congress
Congress created Glacier National Park; forest fires devastated western Montana -
Montana women won right to vote
The women in Montana are allowed the right to vote because of the woman sufferagge movement in the United States. -
Oil discovered in Cat Creek field
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Mt. St. Helen errupts
Volcanic fallout from Mt. St. Helen eruption blanketed Montana; Anaconda Copper Company closed Montana operations
