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Shoshones are the largest group of Indians in what now is Idaho.
Shoshones where a group of Indians that lived in the U.S. Sacagawea was a Shoshone. -
Henry and Eliza Spalding established a mission among the Nez Perce at Lapwai.
The Spaldings deveoped a written script for the Nez Perce language and translated the entire book of Mathew. -
Idaho becomes a U.S. territory.
Idaho officialy became a part of the U.S. on March 4th when President Abraham Lincoln signed it into law. Idaho wasn't a state yet so it was consitered part of the Washington Territory. -
Idaho becomes the 43rd state
Idaho is one of the 6 states in the Rocky Mountain Reigion of the U.S. -
Women in Idaho win the right to vote.
In the 1800"s women in the U.S. began demanding equal rights with men. Idaho was the 4th state to let its women vote. -
The "Big Burn" destroyed 3 million acers in northern Idaho.
The fire roared through 3 million acres of Idaho. It went from small laping flames to a huge engulfing fire. The fire also spread to Washionton and Montana. -
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Japanese Americans are held prisoner at Minidoka detention camp
Asain Americans are U.S. citiens who where born in Asia and moved to the U.S. or whose anestors where from Asia. -
The Tenton Dam collapses
The Tenton Dam had 2 major leaks that morning and they got bigger until they broke and swallowed machines and constrution work but thankfully most of the people got warned and got to saftey. 2 unlucky fishers didn't get the signal so they got swepped away too. -
Idaho's Latino population more than doubles.
Hispanaic Americans (Latinos) trace their ansestors to Spanish speaking lands (Mexico, Cuba, Spain, ect.). The Latino populatain doubeled in size in 1990 because of the need of many workers in Idaho. -
Barbara Morgan, an Idaho teacher, completes a mission in space.
Barbara Morgan has 2 careers. She is an elementtary school teacher and an astronaut. Barbara completed her space mission in 2007. She now is a experienced astronaut and has made Idaho famous.
