Story highlights. (CNN)Mixed martial arts fighter Kimbo Slice died Monday, according to the MMA organization that represented him. He was 42 years old. One of the most popular MMA fighters ever, Kimbo was a charismatic, larger-than-life personality that transcended the sport.
The Territory of Wyoming passes the. first law in the nation giving women over. age 21 the right to vote. After joining the. Union in 1890, Wyoming becomes the first. state to permit women the right to vote in. all elections, although in 1887, Kansas al-. lowed women to vote in municipal elec-. tions.
It wasn't until August of 1920 that women were officially granted the right to vote in the form of an amendment to the Constitution. The 19th Amendment was the result of decades of efforts from women from all walks of life. It states: The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.