100 years ago, on Aug. 18, 1920, the United States ratified the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guaranteed that the right to vote would not be abridged due to the voters gender. Here is a look at the passage of that amendment, what it took to get there, and a tie-in to Montana.

On August 5, 1949, a wildfire raged in Mann Gulch along the upper Missouri River in the Gates of the Mountains Wilderness Area, part of the Helena National Forest. The fire is notable for its tragedy: 13 firefighters of a 16-member crew were killed in the first hours of fighting the fire.