Colorado timeline
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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