Timeline of Denver
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
- Denver City founded in Kansas Territory.[1]
- Prospect Hill Cemetery established.
- 1859
- Rocky Mountain News begins publication.[2]
- John C. Moore becomes mayor.[3]
- 1861 – Denver City becomes part of Colorado Territory.
- 1863
- 1864
- University of Denver founded.[4]
- Cherry Creek floods destroying city records.[4]
- 1867
- Capital of Colorado Territory relocated to Denver City from Golden City.[1]
- Colorado Tribune newspaper begins publication.[2]
- 1870
- 1871 – Denver Horse Railroad begins operating.
- 1872 – Police department established.[4]
- 1873 – Palace Theater opens.[6]
- 1875 – East High School opens.
- 1876
- Denver becomes part of new State of Colorado.
- Riverside Cemetery established.[7]
- 1878 – Central Presbyterian Church built.[3]
- 1879 – State Historical and Natural History Society of Colorado headquartered in Denver.[8]
- 1881
- 1882
- Colorado Scientific Society headquartered in Denver.[8]
- High Line Canal opens.[12]
- 1883 – First St. Patrick's Day parade held.[12]
- 1884 – Denver Press Club[11] and Denver Athletic Club founded.
- 1886
- Denver Union Stockyards established.[1]
- Denver Tramway[13] and Mercantile Library begin operating.
- "Ugly law" effected.[14]
- 1887
- College of the Sacred Heart relocates to Denver.
- Central Business College established.[15]
- 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.[15]
- Denver Athletic Club's historic clubhouse is built.
- 1890
- Elitch Gardens amusement venue opens.
- Masonic Temple built.[16]
- 1891
- Colorado Camera Club formed.[11]
- Central Presbyterian Church built.
- built.[17]
- 1892
- 1893
- Denver Depression begins.
- Denver Artists Club founded.[18]
- 1894 – Colorado State Capitol building opens.[4]
- 1895
- Festival of Mountain and Plain begins.
- Denver Instrument Company in business.
- Students' School of Art established.[15]
- 1896 – Denver Zoo founded.
- 1897 – Denver Musicians Association founded.
- 1898 – Denver Public Library established.[19]
- 1899
- Washington Park developed.
- National Jewish Health opens.
20th century[]
1900s–1940s[]
- 1902 – Denver government home rule established.[1]
- 1903 – Denver Juvenile Court established.[1]
- 1904
- Robert W. Speer becomes mayor.
- Barnes Commercial School established.[15]
- Denver and Interurban Rail Road (Boulder-Denver) chartered.
- 1906
- National Western Stock Show begins.[20]
- Red Rocks Amphitheatre opens near city.
- Municipal code adopted.[4]
- U.S. Denver Mint begins operating.[1]
- 1907 – Mammoth Roller Skating Rink, and Denver and South Platte Railway[21] open.
- 1908
- July: 1908 Democratic National Convention.
- Municipal Auditorium opens.[6]
- Colorado Museum of Natural History built.[22]
- Denver Motor Club organized.[23]
- 1910 – Daniels & Fisher Tower built.
- Dumb Friends League established.
- 1911
- 1912 – Civic League of Denver[11] and University of Colorado's Extension Center established.
- 1915
- Cheesman Park opens.
- Denver Tourist Bureau active.
- 1916
- 1918
- Denver Water (public utility) and Federal Reserve Bank branch[1] established.
- Denver Art Museum opens.
- 1919 – Civic Center park and Ogden Theatre open.
- 1920
- 1922 – December 18: Denver Mint Robbery.[6]
- 1923
- Benjamin F. Stapleton becomes mayor.
- Stover Candies in business.
- Colorado Municipal League headquartered in Denver.[citation needed]
- 1924 – Glenarm YMCA opens.[26]
- 1925 – Denver Foundation established.
- 1927 – Santa Fe Theatre opens.[27]
- 1929 – Denver Municipal Airport begins operating.
- 1930
- Paramount Theatre opens.
- U.S. Customhouse built.[6]
- 1932 – City and County Building constructed.[6]
- 1934 – Denver Symphony Orchestra established.
- 1938 – U.S. Lowry Air Force Base established.
- 1941 – Denver Ordnance Plant begins operating.
- 1948 – Bears Stadium opens.
1950s–2000s[]
- 1950 – Cherry Cricket restaurant in business.[28]
- 1951
- Denver Coliseum opens.
- Botanical Gardens Foundation incorporated.[29]
- Joshel House (residence) built.
- 1952 – American Civil Liberties Union headquartered in city.[citation needed]
- 1955 – Denver Regional Council of Governments formed.
- 1956 – KRMA-TV begins broadcasting.
- 1960 – Denver Broncos football team active.[1]
- 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.[30]
- 1968
- William H. McNichols, Jr. becomes mayor.
- 1969 – Chicano Youth Liberation Conference held.
- 1970
- Negative income tax program begins.[31]
- Historic Denver nonprofit founded.[32]
- Population: 514,678.[33]
- 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.[34]
- 1972 – November: Voters reject city bid for the 1976 Winter Olympics.
- 1973
- University of Colorado's School of Public Affairs[35] 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.[36]
- 1976 – PrideFest (Denver) begins.
- 1977 – Denver Young Artists Orchestra founded.
- 1978
- Colorado Food Clearing House established.[37]
- Denver Film Festival, and South Platte Greenway development[10] begins.
- Boettcher Concert Hall built.
- 1979 – Denver Firefighters Museum established.[34]
- 1980
- 1981
- Quiznos restaurant in business.
- Opera Colorado; and Museum of Miniatures[34] founded.
- 1982 – 16th Street Mall (pedestrian way) opens.
- 1983 – Federico Peña becomes mayor.
- 1984
- headquartered in Denver.[39]
- 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.[40][41]
- 1988 – Wynkoop Brewing Company in business.
- 1989 – Byers-Evans House Museum established.[34]
- 1990
- Colorado Convention Center opens.
- Population: 467,610.[33]
- 1991
- Wellington Webb becomes mayor.
- Museo de las Americas founded.[34]
- 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.[42]
- 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.[43]
- 1997
- June: 23rd G8 summit held.
- City website online (approximate date).[44][chronology citation needed]
- 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.
- (art gallery) established.
- 1999 – Pepsi Center arena and Colorado's Ocean Journey aquarium[45] open.
- 2000 – Privacy Foundation headquartered in Denver (approximate date).[46][2]
21st century[]
2000s[]
- 2001
- First Look Film Festival begins.
- Mizuna restaurant in business.[28]
- 2003 – John Hickenlooper is elected Mayor of Denver.
- 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.[47]
- nonprofit founded.[48]
- 2009 – I-News investigative news nonprofit founded.[47]
2010s[]
- 2010
- B-cycle bikeshare launched.
- DaVita Inc. relocates to Denver.[49]
- Population: 600,158;[50] metro 2,543,482.[51]
- 2011
- January 12: Bill Vidal becomes mayor.
- May 3: Denver mayoral election, 2011 held.
- July 18: Michael Hancock becomes mayor.
- StoryCorps interviews conducted.[11]
- Linger restaurant in business.[28]
- Clyfford Still museum opens.[39]
- 2012
- History Colorado Center opens.
- Denver Comic Con begins.
- 2013 – Population: 649,495.[52]
- 2017 – January 21: Women's protest against U.S. president Trump.[53]
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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Published in 19th century[]
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- "Denver", Rocky Mountain Directory and Colorado Gazetteer, for 1871, Denver: Samuel S. Wallihan & Company, 1870
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- George A. Crofutt (1880). "Denver". Crofutt's New Overland Tourist, and Pacific Coast Guide. Overland Publishing Company.
- Ballenger & Richards, Denver (1882), Denver City Directory, Denver, Colo.: Ballenger & Richards, pp. #
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- "Denver". Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, Wyoming and Arizona Gazetteer and Business Directory. Chicago: Polk & Co. and A.C. Danser. 1884.
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- Portrait and Biographical Record of Denver and Vicinity, Colorado. Chicago: Chapman Publishing Company. 1898.
Published in 20th century[]
- History of Denver, by Jerome C. Smiley, 1901
- W. E. Bridgman (1903). Seeing Denver. American Sight-Seeing Car and Coach Company.
- Stanley Wood (1904), "Denver", Over the range to the Golden Gate, Chicago: R. R. Donnelley, OCLC 2303711
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- "Facts about Denver", The City Hall, League of American Municipalities, 1911
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- Denver Today: Descriptive, Statistical, Pictorial. Denver Chamber of Commerce. 1912.
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- Mae Lacy Baggs (1918), "Queen City of the Plains", Colorado, the Queen Jewel of the Rockies, See America First, Boston: Page Company
- Marius Robinson Campbell (1922). "Denver". The Denver & Rio Grande Western Route. Guidebook of the Western United States. E. U.S. Government Printing Office.
- Federal Writers’ Project (1945). "Denver". Colorado: a Guide to the Highest State. American Guide Series. New York: Hastings House. p. 124+. OL 24557683M.
- Gunther Paul Barth (1975). Instant Cities: Urbanization and the Rise of San Francisco and Denver. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-501899-8.
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Published in 21st century[]
- David J. Wishart, ed. (2004). "Cities and Towns: Denver, Colorado". Encyclopedia of the Great Plains. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0-8032-4787-7.
- Jyotsna Sreenivasan (2009). "Seattle/Denver Income Maintenance Experiments". Poverty and the Government in America: A Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 558+. ISBN 978-1-59884-168-8.
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