250 Years · 50 States · One Historic Milestone
In 1805, the Lewis and Clark Expedition traveled through what is now Montana on their jour...
Read more →The discovery of gold near Bannack in 1862 brought thousands of prospectors to Montana, sp...
Read more →The Montana Territory was formally organized by Congress in 1864, bringing American govern...
Read more →On June 25 and 26, 1876, Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors defeated U.S. Army forces...
Read more →Montana was admitted to the Union on November 8, 1889, as the 41st state. The territory's...
Read more →The Great Fire of 1910 swept across millions of acres of forest in Montana, Idaho, and sur...
Read more →In 1916, Jeannette Rankin of Montana became the first woman elected to the United States H...
Read more →Construction began on Fort Peck Dam on the Missouri River in Montana in 1933 as one of the...
Read more →Montana's mines and industries contributed essential materials to the Allied war effort du...
Read more →Today, Montana draws visitors from around the world to its national parks, wilderness area...
Read more →