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MT. Rex Montana is home to some of the most important T. rex discoveries (and fossil discoveries in general). For example, a rancher came upon a partially complete Tyrannosaurus skeleton on the [...]

Country singer Charley Pride was discovered in Helena in 1963. At the time, he was a smelting plant worker and semi-pro baseball player, but when he sang “Lovesick Blues” for Red Foley and Red [...]

Stephen Reeves was born in Glasgow in 1926. He was bestowed the title of Mr. America in 1947 and Mr. Universe in 1950, and he starred in several motion pictures. Stan Lynde is famous for his [...]

The Montana Post was the state’s first newspaper, started in Virginia City on July 17, 1864. It was started by Thomas Josiah Dimsdale, who ran the newspaper until August, 1866, when he died of [...]

From Boom to Bust When gold was discovered at Bannack in 1862, miners and businessmen swarmed the remote area. At its peak, the town had approximately 10,000 residents. So, when Montana became a [...]

By Brad Reynolds May 26, 1964 marked one hundred years since Montana had been incorporated as a territory of the United States. Across Big Sky Country, communities celebrated in a variety of [...]

By Brad Reynolds With centennial celebrations across the Treasure State, 1964 was a year of reflection. Montanans considered their triumphs and tribulations the past 100 years, unaware that [...]

On April 12, 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space. In response, President John F. Kennedy addressed the nation, announcing his goal of putting a man on the moon by [...]

By Brad Reynolds September 26, 1963 was a hot and sunny day in Great Falls, Montana. Yet neither the heat nor the state’s Republican leanings deterred crowds of roughly 100,000 from coming out to [...]

Of all Montana’s celebrities, perhaps no one is more famous than Evel Knievel. The Butte-born stuntman became world-renowned for his death-defying feats, popularized further by toys, merchandise, [...]