6 a.m. Crowds of Trump supporters, estimated in the thousands, prepare for a pro-Trump rally near the Ellipse. Many began gathering … More
Category: Colorado
Allotment Act — 1887
In 1887 Congress passed the General Allotment Act also known as the ‘Dawes Act’. “Friends” of American Indians believed that … More
Prehistory of Colorado
Prehistory of Colorado provides an overview of the activities that occurred prior to Colorado’s recorded history. Colorado experienced cataclysmic geological events over … More
Territory of Colorado (California)
Territory of Colorado (California) was an 1859-60 attempt by Californios and pro-slavery Southerners to separate the southern counties of California into a separate Territory of the United States. … More
Jefferson Territory
The Territory of Jefferson was an extralegal and unrecognized United States territory that existed from October 24, 1859 until the creation of the Colorado Territory on February 28, … More
Colorado Territory in 1861
Colorado Territory in 1861, was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from February 28, 1861, until August 1, … More
2020 Electoral College outlook
Perhaps one of the most unexpected developments in the 2020 presidential campaign is how remarkably stable the state of the race has … More
Why Christians Should Dump Trump
It’s well known that conservative Christians are among Donald Trump’s strongest supporters. If all you knew about me was where … More
Trump Is a National Disgrace
This assault on our democracy must stop. The current president is ignorant, incompetent, inhumane and a prodigious liar, passing 20,000 … More
Colorado Tried Fracking With A Nuclear Bomb
On Sept. 10, 1969, six and a half miles south of Rulison, Colorado, a 40-kiloton nuclear bomb exploded in the … More
The Front Range
The Front Range is a mountain range of the Southern Rocky Mountains of North America located in the central portion of the U.S. State of Colorado, and … More
Million Dollar Highway, the most beautiful road
In the state of Colorado of the United States of America there’s a special highway built in the late 1880’s: … More
“faithless electors” — rogue Electoral College
Imagine that, when the votes are finally counted in the 2020 election, former Vice President Joe Biden squeezes out a … More
Blanca Peak is the fourth-highest summit
Blanca Peak is the fourth highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America and the U.S. state of Colorado. It is the nineteenth highest summit in the United States. … More
Crestone Peak is the seventh-highest summit
Crestone Peak is the seventh-highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America and the U.S. state of Colorado. It is the twenty-second highest summit in the United States. The … More
“Sangre de Cristo Range”
The Sangre de Cristo Range is a high, rugged and narrow mountain range of the Rocky Mountains in southern Colorado in the United States, running north and south along … More
Manifest destiny – American imperialism
Manifest destiny was a widely held belief in the 19th-century United States that its settlers were destined to expand across North America. There are … More
Chief Niwot
Chief Niwot or Left Hand(-ed) (c. 1825–1864) was a tribal leader of the Southern Arapaho people and played an important part in the … More
1893 Colorado women’s suffrage referendum
A referendum on women’s suffrage was held in Colorado on November 7, 1893 to ratify a proposed constitutional amendment, HB … More
Mary Rippon
Mary Rippon (May 25, 1850 – September 8, 1935) was the first woman to teach at a state university, as well … More
