In December 2014, researchers found the earliest known case of lung or prostate cancer in a 4,500 year old Siberian skeleton, dating to the early Bronze Age. 4,500-year-old skeleton of Siberian Bronze Age man, identified as having one of the oldest cases of cancer, discovered in 2014.
Colorado was admitted into the Union on August 1, 1876, becoming our Nation's 38th state. With statehood gained less than one month after the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Colorado is nicknamed the Centennial State..
7 Contributions. July 10, 1890 is when Wyoming joined the union Most of land that is now part of Wyoming was acquired by the United States with the Louisiana Purchase April 30, 1803. Contributions. July 10, 1890 is when Wyoming joined the union Most of land that is now part of Wyoming was acquired by the United States with the Louisiana Purchase April 30, 1803.