1. On September 8, 1890, the first United States Census was conducted in Wyoming after it became a state in 1890. The population count was 62,555 people.

2. September 8, 1920, marked the first day of school at the University of Wyoming. The school had previously been known as the University of Wyoming Agricultural College and had changed its name to the University of Wyoming in 1920.

3. On September 8, 1939, the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission was created by the Wyoming Legislature. The organization's mission is to conserve, enhance, and protect Wyoming's wildlife and fisheries resources.

4. September 8, 1955, was a notable day in Wyoming's history as the state's first television station, KTWO-TV, went on the air. The station is located in Casper and is affiliated with the ABC network.

5. On September 8, 1997, NASA astronaut Daniel T. Barry, a Wyoming native, participated in a spacewalk during the STS-85 mission. This mission was the fourth one for the Space Shuttle Discovery and was dedicated to conducting scientific research in space.