1865 - The District of the Plains was established with an order by General Grenville M. Dodge. 1870 - Camp Augur's name was changed to Camp Brown. On December 30, 1878 the name was changed to Fort Washakie. 1879 - William B. Lewis was awarded a Medal of Honor for "Bravery in skirmish" for his role in a fight with Indians in Bluff Station, WY, from January 20-22, 1877. He served as a Sergeant in the Union Army in Company B, 3d U.S. Cavalry. 1908 - In Hanna, WY, fifty-nine people were killed when tow explosions occurred in a mine. 1964 - A magnitued 5.1 earthquake in Nebraska was felt in Wyoming. 1975 - A magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred about 93 miles from the center of Evanston, WY. 2002 - Greco Roman wrestler Rulon Gardner had the middle toe on his right foot amputated due to frostbite. He had been stranded overnight in Wyoming on February 14. 2008 - The grey wolf of the northern Rocky Mountains was removed from the federal protection list. The wolf had reached a population of 1,500 in the greater Yellowstone region. On July 18, a judge restored the protection for the wolves in Montana, Wyoming and Idaho.
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