In 1824 the famous American frontiersman, Jim Bridger, discovered the Great Salt Lake. The first permanent settlers in Utah were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons). At the end of the Mexican War in 1848, Utah came under control of the United States.
Synonyms for optimism. noun state of having positive beliefs. 1  confidence star. 2  anticipation star. 3  certainty star. 4  expectation star. 5  elation star. 6  enthusiasm star. 7  trust star. 8  happiness star.
overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests a brilliant but egomaniacal urban planner who ruthlessly sought to impose his vision of the ideal cityscape Synonyms egoistic (also egoistical), egocentric, egotistic (or egotistical), narcissistic, self-absorbed, self-centered, self-concerned, self-infatuated, self-interested, ...