What happened in history in 1889? An awful lot, that's what. Montana and three other states entered the union, but so many other interesting pieces of history came together too. History buffs, prepare for The Year Montana Became a State.
We watch it fly high over our skies in Helena and on pretty much every flagpole across our state, but do you know how the state flag came to be in Montana?
Five years before he made history, the famous aviator briefly lived and worked in Billings, making several visits to the Treasure State in the years that followed.