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First white women to cross Utah.
Nancy and Ann Kesley were the first white females to cross Utah and the journey took them six months! -
Brigham Young Leads Mormons
Brigham Young leads a party of Mormons to Salt Lake Valley. -
U.S. Territory
Utah becomes U.S. territory. -
120 People Killed in the Mountain Meadows Massacre.
Mormons and Indians kill 120 people in the Mountain Meadows Massacre. -
Utes Resist
Utes resist being forced onto reservatoins during the Black Hawk War. -
Utah Becomes the 45th state.
Utah enters the Union as the 45th state; Utah grants women the right to vote in state and local elections. -
Don't Seat Roberts!
More than a million American sign a petition asking Congress not to seat Utah representive Brigham Roberts, because he has plural wives. -
Testing Weapons
The U.S. military begins testing nuclear weapons in the Utah desert. -
The Olympics
Salt Lake City hosts the Winter Olympics Games.