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2001 Stanley Cup Finals, Colorado Avalanche beat New Jersey Devils 4 games to 3
1999 Two disaffected students brought guns to their high school in Columbine, Colorado and murdered twelve students, one teacher and then killed themselves 1997 Colorado Avalanche Jari Kurri is 8th NHLer to score 600 career goals 1997 Colorado Rockie Larry Walker wins NL MVP 1996 Jon Benet Ramsey, Colorado child beauty queen, murdered at 6 1996 Dodger Hideo Nomo no-hits Colorado Rockies, 9-0 at Coors Field 1996 Stanley Cup: Colorado Avalanche sweep Florida Panthers in 4 games 1996 Colorado Avalanche sweeps Florida Panthers by winning 1-0 in 6 periods 1996 Florida Marlin Al Leiter no hits Colorado Rockies, 11-0 1995 Coors Field in Colorado opens - Denver Rockies beats Mets 11-9 in 14 1995 Joseph Anthony "Joe" Richards, singer and actor (Colorado Ranger), dies at 44 1995 North and Western Colorado begins using new area code 970 1995 1st game at Coors Stadium Colorado (replacement Rockies beat Yankees 4-1) 1994 60th Heisman Trophy Award: Rashaan Salaam, Colorado (RB) 1994 104 degrees F (40 degrees C) at Denver Colorado 1994 Colorado Silver Bullets (all-female pro baseball team) 1st game 1993 Colorado Rockies 1st home game and 1st victory, 11-4 over Mont Expos 1993 Dante Bichette hits the 1st Colorado Rockie HR (Shea Stadium New York) 1993 Colorado Rockies 1st game - lose to New York Mets 3-0 1992 Don Baylor appointed 1st manager of Colorado Rockies 1992 Colorado Rockies 1st minor league team's (Bend Oregon in Class A) game 1991 Blockbuster Bowl 2: Alabama beats Colorado, 30-25 1991 Colorado party wins Paraguay parliamentary election 1991 Formal opening ceremony of International One Mind Zen center in Crestone, Colorado 1991 Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins given final approval by owners 1991 25 die as United Airlines Boeing 737 crashes in Colorado Springs 1991 United Airlines crashes near Colorado Springs, kills 25 1991 Colorado wins its 1st AP national title poll 1987 Jennifer Steele, 17, of Colorado becomes Miss Teen of America 1985 5 die in a train crash in Westminster, Colorado 1985 -61 degrees F (-52 degrees C), Maybell, Colorado (state record) 1981 Zachery Ty Bryan, born in Denver, Colorado, actor, Brad-Home Improvement 1981 Barbara Sonntag, Colorado, crochets record 147 stitches/minute for 1/2 hour 1980 Ilana Goldfogel, born in Denver, Colorado, pairs skater, & Erik Schulz 1979 Amanda Aardsma, Miss Colorado Teen USA 1997 1979 Ara Francis, Miss Colorado Teen USA 1996 1978 Devon Gummersall, born in Colorado, actor, 'Relativity', Brian in 'My So Called Life' 1978 Allen Ginsburg completes "Plutonian Ode," blocks trainload of fissile material headed for Rockwell's nuclear bomb trigger factory, Colorado 1977 Ted Bundy escapes from jail in Colorado 1977 Jere Michael, Aspen, Colorado, figure skater, 1994 National, Jr. champ 1976 Flash flood in Big Thompson Canyon Colorado on Route 34, kills 139 1976 Rebecca Snyder, born in Grand Junction, Colorado, air pistol 1996 Olympics 1976 Michelle Stanley, born in Littleton, Colorado, Miss America-Colorado 1997 1976 1st woman was admitted to Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs Colo 1976 Josef Marha, born in Havl-brod, Czechoslovakia, NHL center for the Colorado Avalanche 1976 Scott Humphries, born in Greely, Colorado, tennis star, 1995 doubles Binghampton 1975 Suesan Rajabi, Miss Colorado USA 1996 1975 Zach Conrad, born in Ft. Collins, Colorado, cyclist 1996 Olympics 1975 Anders Myrvold, Lorenskog Nor, NHL defenseman for the Colorado Avalanche 1975 Adam Deadmarsh, Trail BC, NHL center, Colorado Avalanche, 1998 Olympics 1975 Landon Wilson, St. Louis, NHL right wing for the Colorado Avalanche 1974 Dani Tyler, born in Denver, Colorado, softball infielder, 1996 Olympics gold 1974 Benjamin Oberman, born in Denver, Colorado, pairs skater, & Naomi Grabow 1974 Any Lynn Ciccolella, born in Monument, Colorado, Miss America-Colorado 1996 1974 Tammy Holmes, born in Berkeley, California, female outfielder, Colorado Silver Bullets 1974 Stephane Yelle, Ottawa, NHL center for the Colorado Avalanche 1974 Corinna Broiz, born in Garberville, Colorado, lightweight judoka 1996 Olympics 1973 Mirko Ludemann, Weiwasser GER, NHL defenseman, Team Germany, Colorado 1973 Rebecca Ann King (Colorado), 23, crowned 46th Miss America 1974 1973 Peter Forsberg, born in Ornskoldsvik, Sweden, NHL center for the Colorado Avalanche 1973 Christine Monge, born in San Francisco, California, female pitcher, Colorado Silver Bullets 1973 Rene Corbet, NHL left wing for the Colorado Avalanche 1973 U.S. performs 3 nuclear tests at Rifle, Colorado 1972 Greg Randolph, born in Denver, Colorado, road cyclist, Olympics-74th-96 1972 Laurie Shepard, Cordele, Georgia, female pitcher, Colorado Silver Bullets 1972 Sandis Ozolinsh, Riga Lat, NHL defenseman for the Colorado Avalanche 1972 Tamarie Ivie, born in Ananheim, California, female infielder, Colorado Silver Bullets 1972 Jean Francois Labbe, Sherbrooke, NHL goalie for the Colorado Avalanche 1972 Bryan Rekar, born in Oak Lawn, Illinois, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies 1972 Shana Zadrick, born in Grand Junction, Colorado, model, Guess Jeans 1972 Chris Simon, Wawa, NHL left wing for the Colorado Avalanche 1972 Jill McGill, born in Denver, Colorado, LPGA golfer, 1995 British Open-2nd 1971 Alyson Habetz, Crowley, Louisiana, female pitcher, Colorado Silver Bullets 1971 Garvin Alston, Mount Vernon, New York, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies 1971 John List kills family and moves to Colorado 1971 Mike Ricci, Scarborough, NHL center for the Colorado Avalanche 1971 Elva Dryer, Durango Colorado, 1.5K/5K runner 1971 Aaron Miller, born in Buffalo, NHL defenseman for the Colorado Avalanche 1971 Shae Sloan, Huntsville, Texas, female pitcher, Colorado Silver Bullets 1971 Adam Foote, born in Toronto, NHL defenseman, Colorado Avalanche, Team Canada 1971 Ryan Hawblitzel, born in West Palm Beach, Florida, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies 1971 Pam Schaffrath, born in Chicago, Illinois, female catcher, Colorado Silver Bullets 1971 Trey Maples, born in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Canadian 1971 Mark Thompson, born in Russellville, Kentucky, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies 1971 Jason Bates, born in Downey, California, infielder for the Colorado Rockies 1970 Roger Bailey, born in Chattahoochee, Florida, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies 1970 Donald Boyles sets record for highest parachute jump from a bridge, by leaping off of 1,053' Royal George Bridge in Colorado 1970 Quinton McCracken, born in Wilmington, North Carolina, outfielder for the Colorado Rockies 1970 Jonathan Andrew Kaye, born in Denver, Colorado, PGA golfer, 1995 Quad City-2nd 1970 Stephane Fiset, Montreal, NHL goalie for the Colorado Avalanche 1970 Missy Cress, born in Burbank, California, female catcher, Colorado Silver Bullets 1970 Shane Bertsch, born in Denver, Colorado, Nike golfer, 1994 Permina Basin Open-14th 1970 Shannan Mitchem, born in Decatur, Georgia, female infielder, Colorado Silver Bullets 1970 Jon Klemm, Calgary, NHL defenseman for the Colorado Avalanche 1969 Marcie Aguilar, born in Tucson, Arizona, female infielder, Colorado Silver Bullets 1969 U.S. performs nuclear test at Grand Valley Colorado 1969 Travis Brown, born in Durango, Colorado, cyclist 1996 Olympics 1969 Alison Dunlap, born in Denver, Colorado, cyclist 1996 Olympics 1969 Kim Braatz, born in Santa Ana, California, female outfielder, Colorado Silver Bullets 1969 Joe Sakic, Burnaby BC, NHL center, Colorado Avalanche, Canada 1998 1969 Clark Sheehan, born in Denver, Colorado, cyclist 1996 Olympics 1969 Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs won by Towler and Ford of GBR 1969 Ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Rodnina and Ulanov of URS 1969 Ladies Figure Skating Champion in Colorado Springs won by Gabriele Seyfert GDR 1969 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by Tim Wood USA 1969 Jayhawk Owens, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, catcher for the Colorado Rockies 1969 [George] Gabby Hayes, actor (Albuquerque, Colorado), dies at 83 1968 James Mouton, born in Denver, Colorado, outfielder for the Houston Astros 1968 Melissa Coombes, born in San Gabriel, California, female pitcher, Colorado Silver Bullets 1967 Harvey Pulliam, born in San Francisco, California, outfielder for the Colorado Rockies 1967 Sylvain Lefebvre, Richmond, NHL defenseman for the Colorado Avalanche 1967 Scott Young, born in Clinton, Massachusetts, NHL right wing for the Colorado Avalanche 1967 Craig Wolanin, Grosse Pointe, NHL defenseman for the Colorado Avalanche 1967 49th PGA Championship: Don January shoots a 281 at Columbine CC Colorado 1967 Lance Painter, Bedford England, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies 1967 Vinny Castilla, born in Oaxaca, Mexico, infielder for the Colorado Rockies 1967 Sherry Stringfield, born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, actress, Laura-NYPD Blue, ER 1967 Mike Keane, Winnipeg, NHL right wing for the Colorado Avalanche 1967 Cara Coughenour, born in Sioux City, Iowa, female pitcher, Colorado Silver Bullets 1967 Warren Rychel, Tecumseh, NHL left wing for the Colorado Avalanche 1967 Eric Young, born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, infielder for the Colorado Rockies 1967 Sheryl Lee, born in Boulder, Colorado, actress, Twin Peaks, Love Lies and Murder 1966 Radio time signal WWV moves from Greenbelt, Md to Boulder, Colorado 1966 Deena Wigger, Colorado Springs CO, U.S. shooter 1992 Olympics 1966 Trenidad Hubbard, born in Chicago, Illinois, outfielder for the Colorado Rockies 1966 Armando Reynoso, San Luis Potosi Mexico, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies 1966 John VanderWal, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, outfielder for the Colorado Rockies 1966 Darren Holmes, born in Asheville, North Carolina, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies 1966 Steve Reed, born in Los Angeles, California, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies 1966 Steve Reed, born in Los Angeles, California, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies 1965 Stacy Sunny, San Bernadino California, female infielder, Colorado Silver Bullets 1965 Karrie Mitchell, Arvada Colorado, Miss Colorado-America, 1991-top 10 1965 Linda Brenneman, born in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, cyclist, Olympics-11th-96 1965 Patrick Roy, Quebec, NHL goalie, Mont Canadiens, Colorado Avalanche 1965 Claude Lemieux, Buckingham Que, NHL forward, Team Canada, Colorado 1965 Uwe Krupp, born in Cologne, Germany, NHL defenseman, Colorado Avalanche, Germany 98 1965 11.08" (28.14 cm) of rainfall, Holly, Colorado (state 24-hour record) 1965 Kevin Ritz, born in Eatonstown, New Jersey, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies 1965 Brandon Lee, born in Emerson, Colorado, actor, Showdown in Little Tokyo 1964 Michael Boatman, Colorado Springs Colo, actor, Carter-Spin City 1964 Ellis Burks, Vicksburg MS, outfielder for the Colorado Rockies 1964 Alexei Gusarov, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL defenseman for the Colorado Avalanche 1964 Kari Kennell, born in Colorado, playmate, Feb, 1988, actress, Eric's Revenge 1964 Valinda Hilleary, born in Littleton, Colorado, WPVA volleyballer, U.S. Open-9th-1993 1964 April Heinrichs, born in Littleton, Colorado, U.S. women's soccer coach 1996 Olympics 1964 Skip Ewing, Redlands California, country vocalist, Coast of Colorado 1963 Walt Weiss, Tuxedo, New York, shortstop, Oakland A's, Colorado Rockies 1963 Dante Bichette, W Palm Beach FLA, outfielder for the Colorado Rockies 1963 Michele McAnany, born in Los Angeles, California, female infielder, Colorado Silver Bullets 1963 Bruce Ruffin, Lubbock, Texas, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies 1963 Ingrid Butts, born in Denver, Colorado, cross country skier 1994 Olympics 1963 Wendy Lucero-Schayes, born in Denver, Colorado, U.S. diver 1992 Olympics 1963 3 New Jersey businessman purchase NHL Colorado Rockies, and get approval to move them to New Jersey Meadowlands (Devils) 1963 Marvin Freeman, born in Chicago, Illinois, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies 1962 Jeff Reed, Joliet, Illinois, catcher for the Colorado Rockies 1962 Troy Murray, Calgary, NHL center for the Colorado Avalanche 1961 Dave Hannan, Sudbury, NHL center, Buffalo Sabres, Colorado Avalanche 1961 Pat Dufficy, born in Westerly, Rhode Island, female catcher, Colorado Silver Bullets 1961 Andres Galarraga, born in Caracas, Venezuela, infielder for the Colorado Rockies 1960 8th winter Olympic games close at Squaw Valley, Colorado 1960 8th Winter Olympic games open in Squaw Valley, Colorado 1959 1st class graduates from Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo 1959 Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs USA won by Denny and Jones of GRB 1959 Ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Wagner and Paul of CAN 1959 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by Carol Heiss USA 1959 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by David Jenkins USA 1958 Air Force Academy opens in Colorado Springs, Colo 1957 12 die in a train crash in Vroman, Colorado 1957 Cactus Moser, Montrose, Colorado, country singer, Highway 101-Cry Cry Cry 1957 Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs won by Markham and Jones (GRB) 1957 Ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Wagner and Paul (CAN) 1957 Men's Figure Skating Champ in Colorado Springs won by David Jenkins (USA) 1957 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Colorado Springs won by Carol Heiss (U.S.) 1956 Kent V. Rominger, born in Del Norte, Colorado, U.S. Navy /astronaut, STS-73, 80, 85 1956 Lori West, born in Denver, Colorado, LPGA golfer, 1994 State Farm-5th 1955 Time bomb aboard United DC-6 kills 44 above Longmont Colorado 1955 New USAF Academy dedicated at Lowry AFB in Colorado with 300 cadets 1955 Lorraine Moller, born in Boulder, Colorado, New Zealand athelete 1996 Olympics 1955 Jerry Dengler, Colorado Springs, singer, Mason Dixon-Karen Comes Around 1954 U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, established 1953 KRDO TV channel 13 in Colorado Spgs-Pueblo, CO (ABC) 1st broadcast 1953 Debra Paget, born in Denver, Colorado, actress, Love Me Tender 1953 Tim Allen, born in Denver, Colorado, comedian, Tim-Home Improvement, Jungle2Jungle 1953 Scott McInnis, born in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, Representative-R-Colorado 1993 - 2005 1952 KKTV TV channel 11 in Colorado Spgs-Pueblo, CO (CBS) 1st broadcast 1952 1st human birth televised to public (KOA-TV Denver, Colorado) 1952 Vicki Morgan, Colorado Springs Colo, mistress, Beautiful Bad Girl 1952 Bobby Buntrock, born in Denver, Colorado, actor, Harold Baxter-Hazel 1952 R. W. Eaks, Colorado Springs CO, Nike golfer, 1990 Quicksilver Open 1951 Tom Hamilton, Colorado Springs Co, rock bassist, Aerosmith-Dream On 1951 Michael Rupert, born in Denver, Colorado, actor, Pasadena Playhouse 1951 JoAnna Cameron, born in Colorado, actress, I Love My Wife, Isis 1950 Eugene Fodor, born in Turkey Creek, Colorado, violinist, 1974 Tchaikovsky Award 1946 John "Mike" Lounge, born in Denver, Colorado, astr, STS-51-I, STS-26, STS-35 1943 Bob Livingston, born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Representative-R-Louisiana 1977 - 1999 1942 Patricia Elliot, born in Gunnison, Colorado, actress, Renee-Empire, One Life to Live 1940 Hank Brown, born in Denver, Colorado, Representative-R-Colorado 1981 - 1991, Senator-R-Colorado 1991 - 1997 1939 Tom Johnson, born in Greely, Colorado, composer, minimalist style, new music critic for the Village Voice, wrote music based on tiling, involving mathematical and logical processes 1938 Temple defeats Colorado to win 1st NIT 1938 James G Watt, born in Colorado, U.S. Secretary of Interior, 1981 - 1983 1937 Don Bonker, born in Denver, Colorado, Representative-D-Washington 1975 - 1989 1933 Stuart A "Smokey" Roosa, born in Durango, Colorado, Col USAF/astronaut, Apollo 14 1933 John Browning, Denver Colorado, pianist, Leventritt Award-1956 1933 Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Sen-D Colorado 1932 Robert T Herres, born in Denver, Colorado, USAF/astronaut 1932 Gerald P Carr, Denver Colorado, Col USMC/astronaut, Skylab 4 1932 John Hart, born in Denver, Colorado, newsman, CBS News Retrospective, NBC News 1931 Jaye P Morgan, Mancos, Colorado, singer and actress, Gong Show, Night Patrol 1931 Alan K. Simpson, born in Denver, Colorado, Senator-R-Wyoming 1979 - 1997, minority whip 1931 John Leonard Swigert, Jr., Denver Colorado, astronaut, Apollo 13 1929 Matthew G. Martinez, born in Walsenburg, Colorado, Representative-D-California 1982 - 2001 1928 Jerome Cousins Biffle, born in Denver,Colorado, long jumper, Gold Medal 1952 Olympics 1927 Barbara Rush, born in Denver, Colorado, actress, Marsha-Peyton Place, Flamingo Road 1926 John Dingell, born Colorado Springs, Colorado, Representative-D-Michigan 1955 - 1925 Barbara Bates, born in Denver, Colorado, actress, Kathy-It's a Great Life 1925 Malcolm Scott Carpenter, born in Boulder, Colorado, astronaut, Mercury 7-Aurora 7 1924 Nick Perito, born in Denver, Colorado, orchestra leader, Don Knotts Show, Big Show 1923 Pat Hingle, born in Denver, Colorado, actor, Baby Boom, Norma Rae, Bloody Mama 1921 A sudden cloudburst kills 120 near Pikes Peak, Colorado 1921 Junior Achievement incorporated in Colorado Springs Colo 1921 Dehl Berti, born in Pueblo, Colorado, actor, John Taylor-Guns of Paradise 1920 Denver Pyle, Bethune, Colorado, actor, Dukes of Hazzard, Tammy, Doris Day 1917 Glenn Langan, born in Denver, Colorado, actor, Amazing Colossal Man, Margie 1916 Dwight Eisenhower marries Mary 'Mamie' Geneva Doud in Denver. Colorado 1915 Dinosaur National Monument in Colorado and Utah is established 1915 Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado established 1914 Julie Bishop, born in Denver, Colorado, actress, My Hero, Northern Pursuit, Threat 1914 33 killed by soldiers during mine strike in Ludlow, Colorado 1913 Ralph Edwards, born in Merino, Colorado, TV host, This is Your Life 1913 Ralph Edwards, born in Merino, Colorado, TV host, This is Your Life 1909 Jean Berger, born in Hamm, Germany, composer, pianist, professor, studied at Heidelberg, Vienna universities, studied with Paris' Louis Aubert, taught at Middlebury College, University of Colorado at Boulder, among others 1907 Irene Tedrow, born in Denver, Colorado, actress, Lucy-Dennis the Menace, Mr. Novak 1906 Earl "Dutch" Clark, Colorado, NFL hall of fame quarterback, Spartans, Detroit 1906 Raymond Keane, born in Denver, Colorado, actor, Midnight Sun, Love Eagle 1906 Walter Sande, born in Denver, Colorado, actor, Navy vs Night Monsters 1904 1st intercity trucking service (Colorado City and Snyder, Texas) 1904 Train derailed on bridge in Eden Colorado during a flash flood, kills 96 1904 Ted Mack, born in Denver, Colorado, TV host, Original Amateur Hour 1903 Ward Bond, born in Denver, Colorado, actor, Seth-Wagon Trains 1902 William D Revelli, Spring Gulch Colorado, band leader 1901 Arleigh A. Burke, born in Colorado, Admiral, WW II, Solomon Islands, Navy Cross 1899 Harl McDonald, near Boulder Colorado, composer, Santa Fe Trail 1896 Lowest U.S. temperature in May recorded -10 degrees F - Climax, Colorado 1896 Grease fire ignites ton of dynamite at Cripple Creek Colorado 1896 Fight in Central Dance Hall starts fire (Cripple Creek Colorado) 1896 Enid Markey, born in Dillon, Colorado, actress, Aunt Violet-Bringing Up Buddy 1896 Olin Howlin, born in Denver, Colorado, actor, Swifty-Circus Boy 1893 State Colorado accept female suffrage 1893 Katharine Lee Bates writes "America the Beautiful," in Colorado 1890 Paul Whiteman, born in Denver, Colorado, orchestra leader, Paul Whiteman's TV Teen Club 1888 118 degrees F (48 degrees C), Bennett, Colorado (state record) 1886 Spring Byington, Colorado Springs, actress, Lily Ruskin-December Bride 1883 Douglas Fairbanks, born in Denver, Colorado, actor, Zorro/3 Musketeers/Robin Hood 1876 Colorado becomes 38th state 1870 Transcontinental Railway actually completed in Colorado 1869 1st voyage down Colorado River 1865 Cheyennes and Arapaho's sign "peaces treaty" then chased out Colorado 1864 Colorado militia kills 150 peaceful Cheyenne Indians 1862 Congress establishes U.S. Mint in Denver, Colorado 1861 1st naval battle of Civil War, Union frigate "Colorado" sinks privateer "Judah" off Pensacola, Fla 1861 Territories of Nevada and Colorado created 1848 Mexico ratifies treaty giving U.S.; New Mexico, California and parts of Nevada, Utah, Arizona and Colorado in return for $15 million 1806 Explorer Zebulon Pike sights Pikes Peak (Colorado) 1540 Explorer Hernando de Alarcon travels up Colorado River |
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