https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf en-us 2021-03-15 16:02:13 UTC 2023-03-16 02:59:19 UTC hello@padlet.com lschroder2 https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311490139 The Ancestral Pueblo begin building pueblos in what is now the Four Corners area.]]> 2021-03-15 16:07:57 UTC https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311490139 lschroder2 https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311492619 The Ancestral Pueblo abandon what is now the Four Corners area of Colorado.]]> 2021-03-15 16:08:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311492619 lschroder2 https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311496195 Eastern Colorado was claimed for Spain. ]]> 2021-03-15 16:08:57 UTC https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311496195 lschroder2 https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311501826 Explorer Juan de Ulibarrí claims Colorado for Spain.]]> 2021-03-15 16:09:55 UTC https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311501826 lschroder2 https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311503483 Fathers Dominguez and Escalante explore what later becomes the Old Spanish Trail.

]]> 2021-03-15 16:10:12 UTC https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311503483 lschroder2 https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311505684 The United States obtains eastern Colorado as part of the Louisiana Purchase.]]> 2021-03-15 16:10:32 UTC https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311505684 lschroder2 https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311508445 Zebulon Pike leads an expedition to explore the Arkansas River of what is now Colorado.]]> 2021-03-15 16:11:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311508445 lschroder2 https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311510040 Lieutenant Stephen Long leads an expedition to what is now Rocky Mountain National Park.]]> 2021-03-15 16:11:16 UTC https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311510040 lschroder2 https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311512392 Bent’s Fort is established as part of the fur trade.]]> 2021-03-15 16:11:41 UTC https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311512392 lschroder2 https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311515989 Army Captain John C. Fremont leads the first of four expeditions to the Rockies.]]> 2021-03-15 16:12:21 UTC https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311515989 lschroder2 https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311517870 A treaty with Mexico transfers the huge area north of the Rio Grande to the United States.]]> 2021-03-15 16:12:40 UTC https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311517870 lschroder2 https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311520068 Spanish-speaking families move north from New Mexico to settle the San Luis Valley.]]> 2021-03-15 16:13:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311520068 lschroder2 https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311521820 The U.S. Army builds Fort Garland in the San Luis Valley to control Indian raids.

]]> 2021-03-15 16:13:21 UTC https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311521820 lschroder2 https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311524842 The first gold rush in Colorado occurs; Denver is founded.]]> 2021-03-15 16:13:50 UTC https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311524842 lschroder2 https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311526551 The Colorado Territory is established.]]> 2021-03-15 16:14:08 UTC https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311526551 lschroder2 https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311527597 Hundreds of Native Americans are killed in the Sand Creek Massacre.]]> 2021-03-15 16:14:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311527597 lschroder2 https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311529330 The railroads reach Colorado.]]> 2021-03-15 16:14:37 UTC https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311529330 lschroder2 https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311530412 Colorado becomes the 38th state.]]> 2021-03-15 16:14:49 UTC https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311530412 lschroder2 https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311531997 The “silver boom” creates new towns and cities, like Leadville and Aspen.]]> 2021-03-15 16:15:07 UTC https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311531997 lschroder2 https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311533551 The end of the silver boom hits Colorado hard; ghost towns appear in the Rockies.]]> 2021-03-15 16:15:25 UTC https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311533551 lschroder2 https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311535644 The Denver U.S. Mint begins operation.]]> 2021-03-15 16:15:48 UTC https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311535644 lschroder2 https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311536992 Denver hosts its first national political convention.]]> 2021-03-15 16:16:03 UTC https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311536992 lschroder2 https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311538525 The Colorado legislature (lawmaking body) creates the nation’s first Columbus Day holiday.

]]> 2021-03-15 16:16:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311538525 lschroder2 https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311540465 The Ludlow Massacre draws national attention to southern Colorado.

]]> 2021-03-15 16:16:42 UTC https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311540465 lschroder2 https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311545421 The Dust Bowl begins on the eastern Plains, driving farm families away.

]]> 2021-03-15 16:17:35 UTC https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311545421 lschroder2 https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311547096 World War II brings quick growth to Colorado; Denver’s first freeway is built.]]> 2021-03-15 16:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311547096 lschroder2 https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311548360 The U.S. Air Force Academy opens north of Colorado Springs.]]> 2021-03-15 16:18:07 UTC https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311548360 lschroder2 https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311550990 The Denver Broncos football team becomes Colorado’s first professional sports team.]]> 2021-03-15 16:18:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311550990 lschroder2 https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311552238 The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is completed.]]> 2021-03-15 16:18:46 UTC https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311552238 lschroder2 https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311553381 The U.S. Census lists Colorado as having over one million people for the first time

]]> 2021-03-15 16:18:58 UTC https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311553381 lschroder2 https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311554631 The Colorado Rockies take the field for their first baseball season.]]> 2021-03-15 16:19:14 UTC https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311554631 lschroder2 https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311555577 The Denver International Airport opens.]]> 2021-03-15 16:19:25 UTC https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311555577 lschroder2 https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311560956 Coloradoans elect Governor Bill Owens, the first Republican governor in 24 years.

]]> 2021-03-15 16:20:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311560956 lschroder2 https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311562517 twelve students and one teacher are murdered and 21 other students are wounded in a mass shooting at Columbine High School.

]]> 2021-03-15 16:20:42 UTC https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311562517 lschroder2 https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311565276 The Colorado Avalanche wins their second Stanley Cup.]]> 2021-03-15 16:21:11 UTC https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311565276 lschroder2 https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311566583 Denver hosts its second national party convention.]]> 2021-03-15 16:21:26 UTC https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311566583 lschroder2 https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311567799 Colorado’s population grows to more than five million.]]> 2021-03-15 16:21:41 UTC https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311567799 lschroder2 https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311569169 A gunman opens fire in a cinema in Aurora, killing 12 people and wounding 58 more.

]]> 2021-03-15 16:21:56 UTC https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311569169 lschroder2 https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311571927 Colorado becomes the first state to legalize marijuana for recreational use.

]]> 2021-03-15 16:22:21 UTC https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311571927 lschroder2 https://padlet.com/lschroder2/q1x8tm9wvtscwacf/wish/1311576096 Boulder native Neil Gorsuch is appointed to the United States Supreme Court.

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