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Timeline of Denver

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Denver, Colorado, United States from its founding in 1858 to the present.

Contents

19th century

  • 1858
  • Denver City founded in Kansas Territory.
  • Prospect Hill Cemetery established.
  • 1859
  • Rocky Mountain News begins publication.
  • John C. Moore becomes mayor.
  • 1861 – Denver City becomes part of Colorado Territory.
  • 1863
  • Telegraph begins operating.
  • Fire destroys much of Downtown and results in laws requiring new buildings to be made of brick.
  • 1864
  • University of Denver founded.
  • Cherry Creek floods destroying city records.
  • 1867
  • Capital of Colorado Territory relocated to Denver City from Golden City.
  • Colorado Tribune newspaper begins publication.
  • 1870
  • Cheyenne-Denver and Kansas-Denver trains begin operating.
  • Denver City Water Company formed.
  • 1871 – Denver Horse Railroad begins operating.
  • 1872 – Police department established.
  • 1873 – Palace Theater opens.
  • 1875 – East High School opens.
  • 1876
  • Denver becomes part of new State of Colorado.
  • Riverside Cemetery established.
  • 1878 – Central Presbyterian Church built.
  • 1879 – State Historical and Natural History Society of Colorado headquartered in Denver.
  • 1881
  • Union Station and Tabor Grand Opera House open.
  • City Park and Fortnightly Club established.
  • 1882
  • Colorado Scientific Society headquartered in Denver.
  • High Line Canal opens.
  • 1883 – First St. Patrick's Day parade held.
  • 1884 – Denver Press Club and Denver Athletic Club founded.
  • 1886
  • Denver Union Stockyards established.
  • Denver Tramway and Mercantile Library begin operating.
  • "Ugly law" effected.
  • 1887
  • College of the Sacred Heart relocates to Denver.
  • Central Business College established.
  • 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.
  • Woodworth's Shorthand College established.
  • Denver Athletic Club's historic clubhouse is built.
  • 1890
  • Elitch Gardens amusement venue opens.
  • Masonic Temple built.
  • 1891
  • Colorado Camera Club formed.
  • Central Presbyterian Church built.
  • 1892
  • Evening Post newspaper begins publication.
  • Brown Palace Hotel built.
  • 1893
  • Denver Depression begins.
  • Denver Artists Club founded.
  • 1894 – Colorado State Capitol building opens.
  • 1895
  • Festival of Mountain and Plain begins.
  • Denver Instrument Company in business.
  • Students' School of Art established.
  • 1896 – Denver Zoo founded.
  • 1897 – Denver Musicians Association founded.
  • 1898 – Denver Public Library established.
  • 1899
  • Washington Park developed.
  • National Jewish Health opens.

    • 1900s–1940s

  • 1902 – Denver government home rule established.
  • 1903 – Denver Juvenile Court established.
  • 1904
  • Robert W. Speer becomes mayor.
  • Barnes Commercial School established.
  • Denver and Interurban Rail Road (Boulder-Denver) chartered.
  • 1906
  • National Western Stock Show begins.
  • Red Rocks Amphitheatre opens near city.
  • Municipal code adopted.
  • U.S. Denver Mint begins operating.
  • 1907 – Mammoth Roller Skating Rink, and Denver and South Platte Railway open.
  • 1908
  • July: 1908 Democratic National Convention.
  • Municipal Auditorium opens.
  • Colorado Museum of Natural History built.
  • Denver Motor Club organized.
  • 1910 – Daniels & Fisher Tower built.
  • 1911
  • Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception built.
  • Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Company in business.
  • 1912 – Civic League of Denver and University of Colorado's Extension Center established.
  • 1915
  • Cheesman Park opens.
  • Denver Tourist Bureau active.
  • 1916
  • Griffith Opportunity School and Garden Club of Denver founded.
  • Post Office built.
  • 1918
  • Denver Water (public utility) and Federal Reserve Bank branch established.
  • Denver Art Museum opens.
  • 1919 – Civic Center park and Ogden Theatre open.
  • 1920
  • August: Tramway strike.
  • Fitzsimmons Army Hospital built.
  • 1922 – December 18: Denver Mint Robbery.
  • 1923
  • Benjamin F. Stapleton becomes mayor.
  • Stover Candies in business.
  • Colorado Municipal League headquartered in Denver.
  • 1924 – Glenarm YMCA opens.
  • 1925 – Denver Foundation established.
  • 1927 – Santa Fe Theatre opens.
  • 1929 – Denver Municipal Airport begins operating.
  • 1930
  • Paramount Theatre opens.
  • U.S. Customhouse built.
  • 1932 – City and County Building constructed.
  • 1934 – Denver Symphony Orchestra established.
  • 1938 – U.S. Lowry Air Force Base established.
  • 1941 – Denver Ordnance Plant begins operating.
  • 1948 – Bears Stadium opens.

    • 1950s–1990s

  • 1950 – Cherry Cricket restaurant in business.
  • 1951
  • Denver Coliseum opens.
  • Botanical Gardens Foundation incorporated.
  • Joshel House (residence) built.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 1968
  • William H. McNichols, Jr. becomes mayor.
  • 1969 – Chicano Youth Liberation Conference held.
  • 1970
  • Negative income tax program begins.
  • Historic Denver nonprofit founded.
  • Population: 514,678.
  • 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.
  • 1972 – November: Voters reject city bid for the 1976 Winter Olympics.
  • 1973
  • University of Colorado's School of Public Affairs 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.
  • 1975 – Steele Gallery founded.
  • 1976 – PrideFest (Denver) begins.
  • 1977 – Denver Young Artists Orchestra founded.
  • 1978
  • Colorado Food Clearing House established.
  • Denver Film Festival, and South Platte Greenway development begins.
  • Boettcher Concert Hall built.
  • 1979 – Denver Firefighters Museum established.
  • 1980
  • Lucile's Creole Cafe in business.
  • Population: 492,365.
  • 1981
  • Quiznos restaurant in business.
  • Opera Colorado; and Museum of Miniatures founded.
  • 1982 – 16th Street Mall (pedestrian way) opens.
  • 1983 – Federico Peña becomes mayor.
  • 1984
  • Colorado Coalition for the Homeless headquartered in Denver.
  • Republic Plaza built.
  • 1985 – Denver Urban Gardens nonprofit and Avenue Theater established.
  • 1986 – Denver Enterprise Zone established by state legislature.
  • 1988 – Wynkoop Brewing Company in business.
  • 1989 – Byers-Evans House Museum established.
  • 1990
  • Colorado Convention Center opens.
  • Population: 467,610.
  • 1991
  • Wellington Webb becomes mayor.
  • Museo de las Americas founded.
  • National Renewable Energy Laboratory established near city.
  • 1993
  • August: Catholic Pope John Paul II visits city.
  • Chipotle Mexican Grill in business.
  • 5280 magazine begins publication.
  • Molly Brown House restoration begins.
  • 1994 – Rocky Mountain Media Watch founded.[1]
  • 1995
  • Denver International Airport begins operating.
  • Coors Field opens.
  • Zuma restaurant in business.
  • First Fridays of the Golden Triangle Museum District begin.
  • 1997
  • June: 23rd G8 summit held.
  • City website online (approximate date).
  • Denver Underground Film Festival begins.
  • Diana DeGette becomes U.S. representative for Colorado's 1st congressional district.
  • 1998
  • January 25: Denver Broncos win Super Bowl football contest.
  • December 20: Airplane crash.
  • Dikeou Collection (art gallery) established.
  • 1999 – Pepsi Center arena and Colorado's Ocean Journey aquarium open.

    • 21st century

  • 2000 – Privacy Foundation headquartered in Denver (approximate date).[2]
  • 2001
  • First Look Film Festival begins.
  • Mizuna restaurant in business.
  • 2003 – John Hickenlooper becomes mayor.
  • 2004 – Rioja restaurant in business.
  • 2005
  • May 8: 2005 Denver police officer shooting.
  • Opera House opens.
  • Marijuana legalization measure approved.
  • 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.
  • Denhac nonprofit founded.
  • 2009 – I-News investigative news nonprofit founded.
  • 2010
  • B-cycle bikeshare launched.
  • DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. relocates to Denver.
  • Population: 600,158; metro 2,543,482.
  • 2011
  • January 12: Bill Vidal becomes mayor.
  • May 3: Denver mayoral election, 2011 held.
  • July 18: Michael Hancock becomes mayor.
  • StoryCorps interviews conducted.
  • Linger restaurant in business.
  • Clyfford Still museum opens.
  • 2012
  • History Colorado Center opens.
  • Denver Comic Con begins.
  • 2013 – Population: 649,495.
  • 2017 - January 21: Women's protest against U.S. president Trump.

    • References

    Timeline of Denver Wikipedia
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