1. In 1869, the first newspaper in Wyoming, the Wyoming Tribune, was established in Cheyenne.
2. In 1890, the University of Wyoming was founded in Laramie, becoming the state's only four-year university.
3. In 1966, a coal mine explosion near Rock Springs killed 28 miners, making it one of the deadliest mining disasters in Wyoming history.
4. In 2010, the world's first commercial-scale carbon capture and storage project, the Integrated Test Center, was opened in Gillette.
5. In 2018, Wyoming became the first state to launch a blockchain LLC, allowing businesses to use blockchain technology for record-keeping and transactions.
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