Wow! You guys really know your Utah history!
The Utah county, included in Tooele's current borders incorporated in 1856 and dissolved in 1862 was named Shambip County.
Wikipedia says the county consisted primarily of the Rush Valley and its county seat was located at the town of Shambip.
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Q&A with Rep. John Curtis
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
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Independent American Party Convention June 8
By Press release
The Utah Independent American Party will hold its State Convention/Independence Summit on Saturday, June 8, 2019, at Juab High School in Nephi.
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Trump in London
Pompeo says Trump's Middle East peace plan is "unexecutable." Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made the comment in a closed-door meeting with Jewish leaders according to an audio recording. Pompeo also said the plan might not "gain traction" and he worried the plan would be dismissed out of hand - https://wapo.st/2MnKfo0
Eyebrow-raising statements from Kushner
Watch clips of the interview - http://bit.ly/2Mqqz33
Bombshell. An investigation by the New York Times found Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao repeatedly used her position to benefit her family's shipping company, which has deep ties to the economic and political elite in China. Chao also requested "alarmingly inappropriate" meetings between her family's company and Chinese officials in 2017. The meeting was canceled after government officials raised ethics concerns - https://nyti.ms/2Mq8YIq
Impeachment
2020
Iran. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he's willing to negotiate with Iranian leaders without any preconditions - https://politi.co/2Mp52HS
Recession fears grow. A survey of top American business leaders shows they are increasingly worried that the country will enter a recession by the end of 2020 - https://cnn.it/2MqGcar
Top economic advisor to leave the White House. Kevin Hassett, who has served as chairman of the Council on Economic Advisers since 2017, is leaving the administration - https://wapo.st/2MtnwqA
The Pentagon vs. the White House. Top Pentagon officials have warned the White House to stop politicizing the military - http://bit.ly/2MpZblK
Pentagon media briefings. The Pentagon has not held an on-camera media briefing in more than a year. Officials tell CNN they stopped the televised briefings because they were worried President Trump would get angry if he saw something he didn't like - http://bit.ly/2HSTHvl
North Korea. A North Korean official who was reportedly executed last week because of the failed summit with the U.S. was seen in public over the weekend - https://nyti.ms/2MAyf2q
Immigration. Visa applicants to the U.S. are being required to submit information about their social media accounts under a new State Department policy - https://nyti.ms/2MpZhK8
1888 - The comic baseball poem "Casey at the Bat" was published in the Sunday edition of the San Francisco Examiner.
1889 - The first long-distance electric power transmission line in the United States is completed, running 14 miles between Willamette Falls and Portland, Oregon.
1937 - The Duke of Windsor, formerly King Edward VIII, married divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson after abdicating the British throne.
1943 - In Los Angeles, U.S. Navy sailors and Marines clash with Latino youths in the Zoot Suit Riots.
1965 - Gemini IV astronaut Ed White made the first American spacewalk.
1980 - An explosive device is detonated at the Statue of Liberty. The FBI suspects Croatian nationalists.
2006 - The union of Serbia and Montenegro comes to an end with Montenegro's formal declaration of independence.
2013 - The trial of United States Army private Chelsea Manning for leaking classified material to WikiLeaks begins in Fort Meade, Maryland.
2017 - London Bridge attack: Eight people are killed and dozens of civilians are wounded by Islamist terrorists. Three of the attackers are shot dead by the police.
Fred Lampropoulos honored as 40th Giant in our City
Utah's business and community leaders gathered to recognize Fred Lampropoulos as the 40th Giant in our City for his contributions to our local business community and state. The award is presented by the Salt Lake Chamber, Utah's largest and longest-standing business association, and is recognized as the most prestigious business award given in Utah.
Wyoming joins Utah, Western Colorado and Northern Ute Tribe on natural gas initiative
Continuing work to advance new market access for the West's natural energy resources, Consumer Energy Alliance and its government partners across the region gathered last week at the Governor's Energy Summit to expand the Western States and Tribal Nations agreement to include the Wyoming Pipeline Authority.
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