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11/29/1864 |
At Sand Creek in Colorado, territorial volunteers attack encamped Cheyenne and Arapaho, killing hundreds |
Crime/Disasters |
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11/13/1860 |
Golden become the capital of the unsanctioned "Territory of Jefferson" |
Lawmaking/Litigating |
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06/06/1859 |
Horace Greeley arrives in Denver on his tour of the West |
Cultural |
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05/15/1859 |
Horace Greeley arrives in Kansas on his tour of the West |
Cultural |
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05/09/1859 |
Horace Greeley sets off from New York on his tour of the West |
Cultural |
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08/29/1860 |
In Texas, Oliver Loving sets out on the first cattle drive into the Colorado Territory |
Business/Industry |
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07/25/1865 to 07/26/1865 |
In Wyoming, a thousand Cheyenne warriors attack the immigrant transport link at Platte Bridge |
Battles/Soldiers |
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02/28/1861 |
President Buchanan signs the Colorado Territory into existence |
Lawmaking/Litigating |
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05/10/1859 |
Prospector makes the richest gold discovery yet in Colorado |
Business/Industry |
