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
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 North and Western Colorado begins using new area code 970
1995 1st game at Coors Stadium Colorado (replacement Rockies beat Yanks 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
1991 Blockbuster Bowl 2: Alabama beats Colorado, 30-25
1991 Colorado party wins Paraguay parliamentary election
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 [Approx]
1985 -61 degrees F (-52 degrees C), Maybell, Colorado (state record)
1981 Zachery Ty Bryan, born in Denver, Colorado, actor, Brad-Home Improvement
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 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, Havl-brod Cze, NHL center for the Colorado Avalanche
1975 Suesan Rajabi, Miss Colorado USA 1996
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 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 Peter Forsberg, born in Ornskoldsvik, Sweden, NHL center for the Colorado Avalanche
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 Sandis Ozolinsh, Riga Lat, NHL defenseman for the Colorado Avalanche
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 Garvin Alston, Mt 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 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 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 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 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 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
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 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 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 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 Karrie Mitchell, Arvada Colorado, Miss Colorado-America, 1991-top 10
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
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 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 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 Andres Galarraga, born in Caracas, Venezuela, infielder for the Colorado Rockies
1960 8th winter Olympic games close at 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 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 Jerry Dengler, Colorado Springs, singer, Mason Dixon-Karen Comes Around
1954 US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs Colo, 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
1952 KKTV TV channel 11 in Colorado Spgs-Pueblo, CO (CBS) 1st broadcast
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
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
1942 Patricia Elliot, born in Gunnison, Colorado, actress, Renee-Empire, One Life to Live
1938 Temple defeats Colorado to win 1st NIT
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 John Leonard Swigert, Jr., Denver Colorado, astronaut, Apollo 13
1928 Jerome Cousins Biffle, born in Denver,Colorado, long jumper, Olympics gold 1952
1927 Barbara Rush, born in Denver, Colorado, actress, Marsha-Peyton Place, Flamingo Road
1925 Barbara Bates, born in Denver, Colorado, actress, Kathy-It's a Great Life
1924 Nick Perito, born in Denver, Colorado, orch 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
1920 Denver Pyle, Bethune, Colorado, actor, Dukes of Hazzard, Tammy, Doris Day
1917 Glenn Langan, born in Denver, Colorado, actor, Amazing Colossal Man, Margie
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
1913 Ralph Edwards, born in Merino, Colorado, TV host, This is Your Life
1907 Irene Tedrow, born in Denver, Colorado, actress, Lucy-Dennis the Menace, Mr. Novak
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
1899 Harl McDonald, near Boulder Colorado, composer, Santa Fe Trail
1896 Grease fire ignites ton of dynamite at Cripple Creek Colorado
1896 Fight in Central Dance Hall starts fire (Cripple Creek Colorado)
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, orch 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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