Today is the 100th anniversary of a law that allowed for designation of Devils Tower as a national monument and led the way for the creation of Grand Teton National Park.
But it's a birthday Wyoming won't celebrate.
Wyoming is the only state in the country not covered by the so-called Antiquities Act, established on June 8, 1906. It's an ironic twist in the state where the act was first used -- by President Theodore Roosevelt in the designation of Devils Tower National Monument in 1906.
The law gives the president authority to protect lands without approval of Congress.
Huh. Did not know that about Wyoming.