Today in Colorado History
Cities in Colorado: Colorado Springs - Denver
Historical Events
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1540-08-25 - Explorer Hernando de Alarcon travels up Colorado River
1806-11-15 - Explorer Zebulon Pike sights Pikes Peak (Colorado)
1848-05-30 - Mexico ratifies treaty giving US; New Mexico, California & parts of Nevada, Utah, Arizona & Colorado in return for $15 million
1861-02-28 - Territories of Nevada & Colorado created
1861-02-28 - Colorado is organized as a United States territory.
1861-09-13 - 1st naval battle of Civil War, Union frigate "Colorado" sinks privateer "Judah" off Pensacola, Fla
1864-11-29 - Colorado militia kills 150 peaceful Cheyenne Indians
1865-10-14 - Cheyennes & Arapaho's sign "peaces treaty" then chased out Colorado
1869-08-01 - 1st voyage down Colorado River
1870-08-15 - Transcontinental Railway actually completed in Colorado
1876-08-01 - Colorado becomes 38th state
1888-07-11 - 118°F (48°C), Bennett, Colorado (state record)
1889-10-02 - In Colorado, Nicholas Creede strikes it rich in silver during the last great silver boom of the American Old West.
1893-07-22 - Katharine Lee Bates writes "America the Beautiful," in Colorado
1893-11-07 - State Colorado accept female suffrage
1894-02-07 - The Cripple Creek miner's strike, led by the Western Federation of Miners, begins in Cripple Creek, Colorado.
1896-04-25 - Fight in Central Dance Hall starts fire (Cripple Creek Colorado)
1896-05-04 - Grease fire ignites half ton of dynamite at Cripple Creek Colorado
1903-11-23 - Colorado Governor James Peabody sends the state militia into the town of Cripple Creek to break up a miners' strike.
1904-10-29 - 1st intercity trucking service (Colorado City & Snyder, Texas)
1915-10-04 - Dinosaur National Monument in Colorado & Utah is established
1921-04-18 - Junior Achievement incorporated in Colorado Springs Colo
1921-06-03 - A sudden cloudburst kills 120 near Pikes Peak, Colorado
1938-03-16 - Temple defeats Colorado to win 1st NIT
1952-12-07 - KKTV TV channel 11 in Colorado Spgs-Pueblo, CO (CBS) 1st broadcast
1953-06-13 - KOAA TV channel 5 in Pueblo-Colorado Spgs, CO (NBC) 1st broadcast
1953-09-21 - KRDO TV channel 13 in Colorado Spgs-Pueblo, CO (ABC) 1st broadcast
1954-03-31 - US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs Colo, established
1955-11-01 - Time bomb aboard United DC-6 kills 44 above Longmont Colorado
1957-03-03 - Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Spr won by Markham & Jones (GRB)
1957-03-03 - Ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Wagner & Paul (CAN)
1958-08-29 - Air Force Academy opens in Colorado Springs, Colo
1959-02-28 - Ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Wagner & Paul of CAN
1959-06-03 - 1st class graduates from Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo
1963-05-27 - 3 NJ businessman purchase NHL Colorado Rockies, & get approval to move them to NJ Meadowlands (Devils)
1965-06-17 - 11.08" (28.14 cm) of rainfall, Holly, Colorado (state 24-hour record)
1967-04-25 - Abortion legalized in Colorado
1969-02-28 - Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Spr won by Towler & Ford of GBR
1969-02-28 - Ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Spr won by Rodnina & Ulanov of URS
1969-09-10 - US performs nuclear test at Grand Valley Colorado
1970-09-07 - Donald Boyles sets record for highest parachute jump from a bridge, by leaping off of 1,053' Royal George Bridge in Colorado
1971-02-03 - KTSC TV channel 8 in Pueblo-Colorado Spgs, CO (PBS) 1st broadcast
1971-11-09 - John List kills family & moves to Colorado
1973-05-17 - US performs 3 nuclear tests at Rifle Colorado
1975-06-30 - Bundy victim Shelley Robertson disappears in Colorado
1976-06-28 - 1st woman was admitted to Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs Colo
1977-12-31 - Ted Bundy escapes from jail in Colorado
1978-07-14 - Allen Ginsburg completes "Plutonian Ode," blocks trainload of fissile material headed for Rockwell's nuclear bomb trigger factory, Colorado
1985-02-01 - -61°F (-52°C), Maybell, Colorado (state record)
1991-01-02 - Colorado wins its 1st AP national title poll
1991-03-03 - 25 die as United Boeing 737 crashes in Colorado Springs
1991-03-03 - United Airlines crashes near Colorado Springs, kills 25
1991-07-05 - Colorado Rockies & Florida Marlins given final approval by owners
1991-12-01 - Colorado party wins Paraguay parliamentary election
1991-12-28 - Blockbuster Bowl 2: Alabama beats Colorado, 30-25
1992-06-01 - Snowfall in Colorado
1992-10-27 - Don Baylor appointed 1st manager of Colorado Rockies
1993-04-05 - Colorado Rockies 1st game - lose to NY Mets 3-0
1993-04-09 - Colorado Rockies 1st home game & 1st victory, 11-4 over Mont Expos
1994-05-08 - Colorado Silver Bullets (all-female pro baseball team) 1st game
1994-06-26 - 104°F (40°C) at Denver Colorado
1994-12-10 - 60th Heisman Trophy Award: Rashaan Salaam, Colorado (RB)
1995-04-02 - North & Western Colorado begins using new area code 970
1996-12-26 - Six-year-old beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey is found beaten and strangled in the basement of her family's home in Boulder, Colorado.
1998-10-19 - The Earth Liberation Front sets fire to the Vail Mountain ski resort in Vail, Colorado, causing $12 million in damage.
1999-04-20 - Columbine High School massacre: Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold kill 13 people and injure 24 others before committing suicide at Columbine High School located in Jefferson County, Colorado.
2001-05-25 - 32-year-old Erik Weihenmayer, of Boulder, Colorado, becomes the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Famous Birthdays
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1860-07-28 - Elias M. Ammons, governor of Colorado (d. 1925)
1902-02-12 - William D Revelli, Spring Gulch Colorado, band leader
1931-08-30 - John Leonard Swigert Jr, Denver Colorado, astronaut (Apollo 13)
1932-08-22 - Gerald P Carr, Denver Colorado, Col USMC/astronaut (Skylab 4)
1933-04-13 - Ben Nighthorse Campbell, (Sen-D Colorado)
1933-05-22 - John Browning, Denver Colorado, pianist (Leventritt Award-1956)
1935-04-18 - Joel Hefley, (Rep-R-Colorado)
1940-07-30 - Patricia Schroeder, (Rep-D-Colorado, 1973- )
1943-02-22 - David E Skaggs, (Rep-D-Colorado)
1951-12-31 - Tom Hamilton, Colorado Springs Co, rock bassist (Aerosmith-Dream On)
1952-05-22 - R W Eaks, Colorado Springs CO, Nike golfer (1990 Quicksilver Open)
1953-05-09 - Scott McInnis, (Rep-R-Colorado)
1961-06-18 - Andres Galarraga, Caracas Venezuela, infielder (Colorado Rockies)
1962-11-12 - Jeff Reed, Joliet IL, catcher (Colorado Rockies)
1963-04-10 - Marvin Freeman, Chicago IL, pitcher (Colorado Rockies)
1963-10-04 - Bruce Ruffin, Lubbock TX, pitcher (Colorado Rockies)
1963-11-18 - Dante Bichette, W Palm Beach FLA, outfielder (Colorado Rockies)
1963-11-28 - Walt Weiss, Tuxedo NY, shortstop (Oakland A's, Colorado Rockies)
1964-02-06 - Skip Ewing, Redlands Calif, country vocalist (Coast of Colorado)
1964-06-21 - Kari Kennell, Colorado, playmate (Feb, 1988)/actress (Eric's Revenge)
1964-09-11 - Ellis Burks, Vicksburg MS, outfielder (Colorado Rockies)
1965-06-08 - Kevin Ritz, Eatonstown NJ, pitcher (Colorado Rockies)
1965-07-16 - Claude Lemieux, Buckingham Que, NHL forward (Team Canada, Colorado)
1965-12-02 - Karrie Mitchell, Arvada Colorado, Miss Colorado-America (1991-top 10)
1966-03-01 - Steve Reed, LA Calif, pitcher (Colorado Rockies)
1966-03-11 - Steve Reed, LA Calif, pitcher (Colorado Rockies)
1966-04-25 - Darren Holmes, Asheville NC, pitcher (Colorado Rockies)
1966-04-29 - John VanderWal, Grand Rapids MI, outfielder (Colorado Rockies)
1966-05-01 - Armando Reynoso, San Luis Potosi Mexico, pitcher (Colorado Rockies)
1966-05-11 - Trenidad Hubbard, Chicago IL, outfielder (Colorado Rockies)
1966-08-27 - Deena Wigger, Colorado Springs CO, US shooter (Olympic-92)
1967-05-07 - Joe Rice, legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado
1967-05-11 - Eric Young, New Brunswick NJ, infielder (Colorado Rockies)
1967-07-04 - Vinny Castilla, Oaxaca Mexico, infielder (Colorado Rockies)
1967-07-21 - Lance Painter, Bedford England, pitcher (Colorado Rockies)
1967-10-20 - Harvey Pulliam, SF CA, outfielder (Colorado Rockies)
1969-02-10 - Jayhawk Owens, Cincinnati Ohio, catcher (Colorado Rockies)
1970-08-16 - Quinton McCracken, Wilmington NC, outfielder (Colorado Rockies)
1970-10-03 - Roger Bailey, Chattahoochee FL, pitcher (Colorado Rockies)
1971-01-05 - Jason Bates, Downey CA, infielder (Colorado Rockies)
1971-04-07 - Mark Thompson, Russellville KY, pitcher (Colorado Rockies)
1971-04-30 - Ryan Hawblitzel, West Palm Beach Fla, pitcher (Colorado Rockies)
1971-09-26 - Elva Dryer, Durango Colorado, 1.5K/5K runner
1971-12-08 - Garvin Alston, Mt Vernon NY, pitcher (Colorado Rockies)
1972-06-03 - Bryan Rekar, Oak Lawn IL, pitcher (Colorado Rockies)
1973-04-26 - Damien Munoz, Miss USA-Colorado (1997)
1973-12-15 - Mirko Ludemann, Weiwasser GER, NHL defenseman (Team Germany, Colorado)
1974-06-15 - Any Lynn Ciccolella, Monument Colorado, Miss America-Colorado (1996)
1975-11-07 - Suesan Rajabi, Miss Colorado USA (1996)
1976-07-06 - Michelle Stanley, Littleton Colorado, Miss America-Colorado (1997)
1979-08-27 - Ara Francis, Miss Colorado Teen USA (1996)
1979-10-24 - Amanda Aardsma, Miss Colorado Teen USA (1997)
Famous Deaths
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1969-02-09 - [George] Gabby Hayes, actor (Albuquerque, Colorado), dies at 83
