Colorado timeline

Utah Territory Preserves Balance

The territory was organized by an organic act of Congress in 1850, on the same day that the State of California was admitted to the Union. The... Read more

Denver, Colorado is Founded

Denver City was founded in November 1858 as a mining town during the Pikes Peak Gold Rush in western Kansas Territory. That summer, a group of gold... Read more

Sand Creek massacre

The Sand Creek Massacre (also known as the Chivington massacre or the Battle of Sand Creek or the Massacre of Cheyenne Indians) was an incident in... Read more

Colorado is the 38th State Admitted to the Union

After its first bid for statehood was vetoed by President Andrew Johnson, Colorado entered the Union on August 1, 1876, the year the United States... Read more

Tesla moves to research facility in Colorado Springs

In 1899, Tesla decided to move and began research in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he would have room for his high-voltage, high-frequency... Read more

United Airlines Flight 610 Crashes, Killing 50

After completing its first two segments, Flight 610 departed Salt Lake City at 12:11 a.m. en route to its next destination of Denver. At around... Read more

United Airlines Flight 629 Explodes

At 6:52 p.m. on November 1, 1955 United Air Lines Flight 629, a DC-6B with forty-four persons aboard, took off from Stapleton Airport, Denver,... Read more

1977 International Special Olympics Winter Games

5-11 February 1977 The First International Special Olympics Winter Games are held in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, with more than 500 athletes... Read more

Avjet Aspen Crash

The 2001 Avjet Aspen crash occurred on March 29, 2001 when a chartered Avjet Corporation Gulfstream III business jet, registration N303GA, crashed... Read more

Bolder Boulder 2009

The Bolder Boulder, a 10k race held in Boulder, Colorado, is a big event for the city and, recently, has registered about 50,000 people every year.... Read more

Fourmile Canyon Fire

The Fourmile Canyon fire west of Boulder so far has resulted in $217 million in insurance claims, making it the costliest wildfire in Colorado... Read more