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The first permanent European settlement of Utah came in 1847 when members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, led by [[Brigham Young]], settled there, which ended their long westward trek to escape persecution. Peace would prove illusory, as relations with Native Americans and white non-Mormons would turn sour. The infamous Mountain Meadows Massacre of 1857 led to over 100 deaths. <ref>http://www.cesnur.org/testi/morm_01.htm</ref> Utah was admitted into the Union in 1896 after the Church banned polygamy on the basis that a new revelation from God had commanded this.
The first permanent European settlement of Utah came in 1847 when members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, led by [[Brigham Young]], settled there, which ended their long westward trek to escape persecution. Peace would prove illusory, as relations with Native Americans and white non-Mormons would turn sour. The infamous Mountain Meadows Massacre of 1857 led to over 100 deaths. <ref>http://www.cesnur.org/testi/morm_01.htm</ref> Utah was admitted into the Union in 1896 after the Church banned polygamy on the basis that a new revelation from God had commanded this.
==Politics==
Utah is among the reddest of [[red states|red state]], having elected President Bush by some of the highest margins of any state in both 2000 and 2004. Salt Lake City is generally the only exception, having a mayor, Rocky Anderson, who is very liberal. <ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17154193/</ref> Both of the state's Senators ([[Orrin Hatch]] and Bob Bennett) are Republicans, and two out of the state's three Representatives are Republicans. <ref>http://www.govtrack.us/congress/findyourreps.xpd?state=UT</ref>
==Notable people from Utah==
==Notable people from Utah==