Denver
Location of Denver in the United States of America.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Denver, Colorado, United States from its founding in 1858 to the present.
19th century
- 1858
- November 22 – Denver City founded in Kansas Territory as a rival to the settlement of Auraria.[1]
- Prospect Hill Cemetery established.
- 1859
- Rocky Mountain News begins publication.[2]
- John C. Moore becomes mayor.[3]
- 1860
- January – Denver Police Department established by Mayor Moore, replacing Denver Marshals.[4]
- May, 18 – Barney Ford, who later became an important civil rights activist, arrives in Denver for the first time.[5]
- July – Clark, Gruber & Co. a privately owned gold brokerage and mint, produces the first coins in Colorado.[6]
- Construction of the first canal called, the "Big Ditch", to deliver water to the city begun by the Capitol Hydraulic Company.[7]
- 1861 – Denver City becomes part of Colorado Territory.
- 1863
- 1864
- University of Denver founded.[9]
University of Denver Mary Reed Hall and Harper Humanities Garden - Cherry Creek floods destroying city records.[9]
- University of Denver founded.[9]
- 1867
- Capital of Colorado Territory relocated to Denver City from Golden City.[8]
- Colorado Tribune newspaper begins publication.[2]
- Platte Water Company finishes the "Big Ditch" to provide Denver with water, terminating in Smith Lake in what is today Washington Park.[7]
- 1870
- 1871 – Denver Horse Railroad begins operating.
- 1873 – Palace Theater opens.[11]
- 1875 – East High School opens.
Front of East High School in Denver Colorado - 1876
- Denver becomes part of new State of Colorado.
- Riverside Cemetery established.[12]
- 1878 – Central Presbyterian Church built.[3]
- 1879 – State Historical and Natural History Society of Colorado headquartered in Denver.[13]
- 1881
- 1882
- Colorado Scientific Society headquartered in Denver.[13]
- High Line Canal opens.[17]
- 1883 – First St. Patrick's Day parade held.[17]
- 1884 – Denver Press Club[16] and Denver Athletic Club founded.
- 1886
- Denver Union Stockyards established.[8]
- Denver Tramway[18] and Mercantile Library begin operating.
- "Ugly law" effected.[19]
- 1887
- College of the Sacred Heart (later renamed Regis University) relocates to Denver.
- 1889
- Soapy Smith assaults and injures Rocky Mountain News editor John Arkins. The News declares a crusade to rid Denver of the bad man, which took a decade to complete.
- Denver Athletic Club's historic clubhouse is built.
- 1890
- Elitch Gardens amusement venue opens.[20]
- Masonic Temple built.[21]
- 1891
- Colorado Camera Club formed.[16]
- Central Presbyterian Church built.
- Oxford Hotel built.[22]
- 1892
- The Denver Post newspaper begins publication as the Evening Post.[2]
- Brown Palace Hotel built.[22]
- 1893
- Denver Depression begins.
- Denver Artists Club founded.[23]
- Denver's oldest continuously operating restaurant, the Buckhorn Exchange opens under the name "The Rio Grande Exchange".[24]
- 1894 – Colorado State Capitol building opens.[9]
- 1895 – Festival of Mountain and Plain begins.
- 1896 – Denver Zoo founded.
- 1897 – Denver Musicians Association founded.
- 1898 – Denver Public Library established.[25]
- 1899
- Washington Park developed.
- National Jewish Health opens.
University Hall, built in 1890
National Jewish Hospital of Denver Colorado circa 1920
20th century
Skeleton of Edmontosaurus Denver Museum of Nature and Science
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Crystalline gold from Farncomb Hill, near Breckenridge, Colorado.
1900s–1940s
- 1902 – Denver government home rule established.[8]
- 1903 – Denver Juvenile Court established.[8]
- 1904
- Robert W. Speer becomes mayor.
- Denver and Interurban Rail Road (Boulder-Denver) chartered.
- 1906
- National Western Stock Show begins.[26]
- Red Rocks Amphitheatre opens near city.
- Municipal code adopted.[9]
- U.S. Denver Mint begins operating.[8]
- 1907 – Mammoth Roller Skating Rink, and Denver and South Platte Railway[27] open.
- 1908
- July: 1908 Democratic National Convention.
- Municipal Auditorium opens.[11]
- Colorado Museum of Natural History built.[28]
- Denver Motor Club organized.[29]
- 1910 – Daniels & Fisher Tower built.
- Dumb Friends League established.
- 1911
- 1912 – Civic League of Denver[16] and University of Colorado's Extension Center established.
- 1915
- Cheesman Park opens.
The north end of Cheesman park. - Denver Tourist Bureau active.
- Cheesman Park opens.
- 1916
- 1918
- Denver Water (public utility) and Federal Reserve Bank branch[8] established.
- Denver Art Museum opens.
- 1919 – Civic Center park and Ogden Theatre open.
- 1920
- 1922 – December 18: Denver Mint Robbery.[11]
- 1923
- Benjamin F. Stapleton becomes mayor.
- Stover Candies in business.
- 1924 – Glenarm YMCA opens.[32]
- 1925 – Denver Foundation established.
- 1927 – Santa Fe Theatre opens.[33]
- 1929 – Denver Municipal Airport begins operating.
- 1930
- Paramount Theatre opens.
- U.S. Customhouse built.[11]
- 1932 – City and County Building constructed.[11]
- 1934 – Denver Symphony Orchestra established.
- 1938 – U.S. Lowry Air Force Base established.
- 1941 – Denver Ordnance Plant begins operating.
- 1948 – Bears Stadium opens.
F W Olin Hall for Biological and Natural Sciences
1950s–2000s
- 1951
- Denver Coliseum opens
Entrance to the Denver Coliseum - Botanical Gardens Foundation incorporated.[34]
- Joshel House (residence) built.
- Denver Coliseum opens
- 1952 – American Civil Liberties Union headquartered in city.
- 1955 – Denver Regional Council of Governments formed.
- 1956 – KRMA-TV begins broadcasting.
- 1960 – Denver Broncos football team active.[8]
- 1965 – Metropolitan State University of Denver established.
- 1966 – Tropical Conservatory opens in the Botanic Gardens.
- 1967
- Community College of Denver established.
- On August 9 a 5.3 Mb earthquake affected the Denver area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). This was the largest in a swarm of over 300 events that spanned more than a year. Damage was focused in the Northglenn area where walls were cracked, windows were broken, and structural elements were damaged at a church.[35]
- 1968
- William H. McNichols, Jr. becomes mayor.
- 1969 – Chicano Youth Liberation Conference held.
- 1970
- Negative income tax program begins.[36]
- Historic Denver nonprofit founded.[37]
- Population: 514,678.[38]
- 1971
- The Denver Tramway company ceases being operator of the city's transit system, transferring all assets to Denver Metro Transit (later folded into the Regional Transportation District)
- People's Fair begins.
- Black American West Museum founded.[39]
- 1972 – November: Voters reject city bid for the 1976 Winter Olympics.
- 1973
- University of Colorado's School of Public Affairs[40] and Children's Museum of Denver established.
- Patricia Schroeder becomes U.S. representative for Colorado's 1st congressional district.
- 1974 – University of Colorado Denver established.
- 1976 – PrideFest (Denver) begins.
- 1977 – Denver Young Artists Orchestra founded.
- 1978
- Colorado Food Clearing House established.[41]
- Denver Film Festival, and South Platte Greenway development[15] begins.
- Boettcher Concert Hall built.
- 1979 – Denver Firefighters Museum established.[39]
- 1980
- Population: 492,365.[42]
- 1981
- Quiznos restaurant in business.
- Opera Colorado; and Museum of Miniatures[39] founded.
- 1982 – 16th Street Mall (pedestrian way) opens.
- 1983 – Federico Peña becomes mayor.
- 1984
- Colorado Coalition for the Homeless headquartered in Denver.[43]
- Republic Plaza built.
- Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum (formerly The Lowry Heritage Museum) opened.
- 1985 – Denver Urban Gardens nonprofit and Avenue Theater established.
- 1986 – Denver Enterprise Zone established by state legislature.[44][45]
- 1988 – Wynkoop Brewing Company in business.
- 1989 – Byers-Evans House Museum established.[39]
- 1990
- Colorado Convention Center opens.
- Population: 467,610.[38]
- 1991
- Wellington Webb becomes mayor.
- Museo de las Americas founded.[39]
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory established near city.
- 1993
- August: Catholic Pope John Paul II visits city.
- Chipotle Mexican Grill opens first location on Evans Avenue.[46]
- 5280 magazine begins publication.
- Molly Brown House restoration begins.[47]
- 1994 – Rocky Mountain Media Watch founded.
- 1995
- Denver International Airport begins operating.
- Coors Field opens.
- Qdoba Mexican Grill founded under the name Zuma restaurant.[48]
- First Fridays of the Golden Triangle Museum District begin.[49]
- 1996
- June 10: Colorado Avalanche win first Stanley Cup title in franchise history in their inaugural season in Denver after relocating from Quebec.
- 1997
- June: 23rd G8 summit held.
- City website online (approximate date).[50]
- Denver Underground Film Festival begins.
- Diana DeGette becomes U.S. representative for Colorado's 1st congressional district.
- 1998
- January 25: Denver Broncos win first Super Bowl in franchise history.
- December 20: Airplane crash.
- 1999 – Pepsi Center arena and Colorado's Ocean Journey aquarium[51] open.
- 2000 – Privacy Foundation headquartered in Denver (approximate date).[52]
21st century
2000s
- 2001
- First Look Film Festival begins.
- 2003 – John Hickenlooper is elected Mayor of Denver.
- 2005
- 2006
- Colorado T-REX Project (TRansportation EXpansion) completed.
- Telemundo Denver begins broadcasting.
- 2008
- August 6–10: 66th World Science Fiction Convention held.
- August 25–28: 2008 Democratic National Convention held..
- Education News Colorado begins publication.[53]
- 2009 – I-News investigative news nonprofit founded.[53]
2010s
- 2010
- 2011
- January 12: Bill Vidal becomes mayor.
- May 3: Denver mayoral election, 2011 held.
- July 18: Michael Hancock becomes mayor.
- StoryCorps interviews conducted.[16]
- Clyfford Still museum opens.[43]
- 2012
- History Colorado Center opens.
- Denver Comic Con begins.
- 2013 – Population: 649,495.[57]
- 2017 – January 21: Women's protest against U.S. president Trump.[58]
2020s
- 2021 – December 27: A gunman goes on a shooting spree across the Denver metropolitan area, killing five and injuring two before dying in a shootout with police.[59][60]
- 2023 – June 12: Denver Nuggets win first championship in franchise history after 47 years.
See also
- History of Denver
- List of mayors of Denver
- Timeline of Colorado history
- Timelines of other cities in Colorado: Aurora, Boulder, Colorado Springs
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- ↑ Encyclopedia Staff. "The Denver Police Department, 1859–1933". Colorado Encyclopedia. History Colorado. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ↑ Crutchfield, James (2017). It Happened in Colorado (3rd ed.). Guilford, Connecticut: TwoDot. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-4930-2351-6.
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- 1 2 Bridgman 1903.
- ↑ Levy, Florence, ed. (1911), American Art Annual, vol. 9, New York: R.R. Bowker.
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- ↑ Mjagkij, Nina (1994). Light in the Darkness: African Americans and the YMCA, 1852–1946. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-2801-3.
- ↑ "Movie Theaters in Denver, CO". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
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- ↑ Stover, C. W.; Coffman, J. L. (1993), Seismicity of the United States, 1568–1989 (Revised), U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1527, United States Government Printing Office, pp. 188, 190, 191
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Published in 20th century
- History of Denver, by Jerome C. Smiley, 1901
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- Bureau of Municipal Research (1914), City and County of Denver, New York, N.Y.,
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Published in 21st century
- Limerick, Patricia Nelson; Hanson, Jason L. (2012). A Ditch in Time : the City, the West, and Water (1st ed.). Golden, Colorado: Fulcrum Publishing. ISBN 978-1-55591-366-3. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
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