January 4 in American History
Utah joined the Union after decades of tension between its Mormon settlers and the federal government, resolved only when the territory met Washington's conditions for statehood. Its story — a persecuted religious community building a thriving state in the desert — is one of the more remarkable in American settlement.
In 1896: Utah becomes the 45th state. Utah joined the Union after decades of tension between its Mormon settlers and the federal government, resolved only when the territory met Washington's conditions for statehood.
Utah joined the Union after decades of tension between its Mormon settlers and the federal government, resolved only when the territory met Washington's conditions for statehood. Its story — a persecuted religious community building a thriving state in the desert — is one of the more remarkable in American settlement.
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