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  • Jeannette Rankin in a 1917 portrait, shortly after becoming the first woman elected to the United States Congress.
    Montana | People

    Who Was the Montana Woman Who Voted Against Two World Wars?

    ByFrans Lambrechtsen October 16, 2026
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    Jeannette Rankin was the first woman elected to the United States Congress. She was also the only member to vote against entering both world wars. Montana voters sent her to Washington in 1916, four years before women gained voting rights nationwide. Her election made history. But her hardest decisions came later. In 1917, she opposed…

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  • Triceratops fossil skeleton on display in a Wyoming museum
    Wyoming | Things

    Why Are Triceratops Fossils So Common in Wyoming?

    ByFrans Lambrechtsen October 9, 2026
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    There are a lot of Triceratops fossils in Wyoming, perhaps more than almost any other place on Earth. Paleontologists call finding one “easy.” Bone hunters have dug up skulls, horns, and whole skeletons across the state’s badlands. In 1994, Wyoming made it official. Lawmakers named Triceratops the state dinosaur. The three-horned giant once roamed here…

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  • Camels crossing the Arizona desert, representing Hadji Ali and the U.S. Army Camel Corps
    Arizona | People

    Hadji Ali: The Arizona Camel Driver Who Became Hi Jolly

    ByFrans Lambrechtsen October 3, 2026
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    Hadji Ali, better known as Hi Jolly, came to America to handle camels for the U.S. Army. Discover how an unusual military experiment became part of Arizona history—and how its camel driver became a Western legend.

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