The other major event was the discovery of gold in Colorado in 1858 near Denver. Colorado, save for roaming Native American tribes, was largely empty territory in 1858.

(CBS4)- February is Black History Month and there are many events with organizations and museums, as well as lectures and classes, happening across Colorado to celebrate.Each venue offers its own ...

HP’s offshoots remain major employers in Fort Collins. • 1988: Anheuser-Busch opens in Fort Collins. The beer giant employed about 380 full-time and 120 part-time workers.

The African American Historical and Genealogical Society of Colorado Springs hosted the Juneteenth celebration outside the ...

COLORADO SPRINGS — It's Black History Month. It is an annual celebration during the entire month of February that recognizes African-Americans central role in U.S. history. According to History ...

This month, Colorado has only managed to accumulate 0.7 inches of SWE in the mountain snowpack through Dec. 24. The state is on pace to finish with the least amount of snowpack ever recorded in ...

The History Colorado Center is close to the site of the old Colorado History Museum, which closed in 2010, in central Denver, Colorado, USA. Construction started in 2009. The center is ...

Event organizers in the Denver metro area are pulling out the stops for Black History Month with music, art, history, and celebrations of the legacies of influential Black members of the community.

Colorado Springs residents looking for ways to celebrate Black History Month will have a host of events to choose from throughout February. At the African American Historical and Genealogical ...

The late Dr. Robert G. Athearn (1914–1983) was a professor of Western History at the University of Colorado at Boulder from 1947 until his retirement in 1982. An extraordinarily productive scholar, ...

The commemorative events are expected to begin in July 2025 and last through 2026. ... with much of the work to be done through the state-affiliated historical society, History Colorado.

“1968 was one of the most important, turbulent years in American history,” says History Colorado Center (HCC) assistant state historian B. Erin Cole, “and we’re still dealing with the effects today.” ...