On Sept. 10, 1969, six and a half miles south of Rulison, Colorado, a 40-kiloton nuclear bomb exploded in the … More
Category: Colorado
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
U.S. CONSTITUTION – Separation of powers
THE U.S. CONSTITUTION envisioned a country in which no single person or group could hold too much power. As a … More
Transcript of U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer’s speech
“Madam Speaker, I’ve had the honor of serving in this House for over thirty-eight years. I’ve served during six presidencies. … More
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th president … More
Who Really Did Discover America?
Humans have been a clever, restless lot ever since our earliest known ancestors roamed the grasslands and forests of prehistoric … More
Caves with a Buddha-like idols in the Grand Canyon
Below the Utah/New Mexico border, running along the western edge of sprawling Navajo, Havasupai, and Hualapai reservations lands, the Colorado … More
Calalus – another ancient Jewish colony in America
In the 1920’s in Tucson Arizona were found objects and writings in Latin, Greek and Hebrew with both Catholic and … More
War on Terror: 800,000 dead, Cost $6.4 Trillion
The so-called War on Terror launched by the United States government in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks … More
The Life of Silas Soule
A respected Union officer and gentleman, Captain Silas S. Soule proved his convictions by refusing to fire at the Sand … More
Sand Creek Massacre – murderer Chivington
The Sand Creek massacre (also known as the Chivington massacre) was a massacre of Cheyenne and Arapaho people by the … More
