1. In 1874, the infamous US Army General George A. Custer led an expedition into the Black Hills of Wyoming, in search of gold. The expedition was unsuccessful, and Custer would later meet his demise at the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876.

2. On March 31, 1903, the Wyoming State Legislature approved the construction of the Wyoming State Capitol building, which would be completed in 1917. The building serves as the seat of government for the state of Wyoming to this day.

3. In 1924, the University of Wyoming played host to one of the most infamous debates in the history of science: the Scopes Monkey Trial. The trial centered around the teaching of evolution in schools, and pitted prominent lawyer Clarence Darrow against fundamentalist leader William Jennings Bryan.

4. On March 31, 1930, Wyoming became the first state in the country to allow women to serve on juries. The landmark decision paved the way for greater gender equality in the legal system.

5. In 2019, the Wyoming Legislature passed a bill that would allow the state to invest in cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. The move made Wyoming one of the most crypto-friendly states in the country, and could have significant implications for the future of finance.