Video: 'Utah : The Struggle for Statehood, part 1 (of 2)'

(Saturday, January 4, 1896) — Utah today became the 45th state of the United States of America, six years after the leadership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints dropped its approval of polygamy.

Video: 'Utah : The Struggle for Statehood, part 2 (of 2)' (Jan. 4, 1896, at 2:00:09)