History

Codebreaker's Artifacts Returned to England From Conifer

Codebreaker's Artifacts Returned to England From Conifer

Colorado and Slovenia Celebrate Close Partnership With Trips to Cabela's, Walmart

Colorado and Slovenia Celebrate Close Partnership With Trips to Cabela's, Walmart

Dam! The Castlewood Canyon Flood Hit Denver Ninety Years Ago

By Teague Bohlen
Aug 2, 2023

Think this summer's been bad? On August 3, 1933, a wall of water headed straight for downtown.
Ten Reasons to Celebrate Colorado Day

By Teague Bohlen
Aug 1, 2023

The Centennial State joined the Union on August 1, 1876.
The Five Best Dishes Invented in Colorado

By Patricia Calhoun
Aug 1, 2023

From Mexican hamburgers to root beer floats, celebrate the state's 147th birthday by digging into these Colorado originals.
The Boom Years

Twenty-eight years after a nuclear bomb rocked Colorado, its shock waves still reverberate on the Western Slope.

By Scott C. Yates
Jul 30, 2023

Dr. Edward Teller, father of the hydrogen bomb, was in the crowd gathered for the 1969 explosion at a remote site in Colorado.
Things Are Looking Up in Colorado: Is It Aliens? UFOs? Balloon Boy?

By Teague Bohlen
Jul 26, 2023

While Congress heard testimony on unidentified flying objects, this state has its own stories.
Denver Had the Country's First Monument to Emmett Till

By Patricia Calhoun
Jul 25, 2023

The statue honored MLK and the fourteen-year-old Black boy lynched in Mississippi in 1955.
The Largest Earthwork by a Woman Artist Is on View in the San Luis Valley

By Susan Froyd
Jul 25, 2023

Marguerite Humeau joined forces with Black Cube Nomadic Art Museum to look at the past, present and future of the San Luis Valley with Orisons, 84 sculptures across 160 acres.
The Showman Made His Mark on Denver. But Should P.T. Barnum Be Canceled?

By Alan Prendergast
Jul 18, 2023

"You have to look at his life through the lens of what the world was like almost 200 years ago."
Digging Into the History of the Eisenhower Tunnel, Which Just Turned Fifty

By Teague Bohlen
Jul 9, 2023

Be prepared for waits during a year-long makeover, when you can contemplate these facts.
From Cyclone to Twister III: Ride Through Denver's Roller Coaster History

By Bennito L. Kelty
Jul 7, 2023

Another chapter was added to the roller coaster history books last week with the debut of Twister III: Storm Chaser at Denver's Elitch Gardens.
Immersive Play Zotto Returns for Encore Performances

By Gil Asakawa
Jul 6, 2023

The experiential play uncovers the Japanese American experience while following three generations of women after World War II.
United We Strand: The Ugly Truth About "Beautiful People of Denver"

By Patricia Calhoun
Jul 2, 2023

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby has already apologized for taking a private plane. Now, about the music in that ad...
Denver Will Honor Sandy Widener, John Parr at June 30 Event

In journalism, "30" means the end. But after thirty years, it's not easy to let somebody go.

By Patricia Calhoun
Jun 29, 2023

Co-founder of Westword, Sandy Widener lives on in her words.
Denver City Council Approves La Raza Park as Third Historic Cultural District

By Bennito L. Kelty
Jun 27, 2023

Denver's Chicano movement held rallies here...and was attacked by the police.
This Submersible Sat at the Bottom of a Colorado Lake for Forty Years

By Bennito L. Kelty
Jun 26, 2023

Molly Brown isn't this landlocked state's only tie to the Titanic.
Ten Things You Should Know About Hail, Colorado's Most Damaging Weather Phenomenon

By Teague Bohlen
Jun 22, 2023

The most important: It's getting worse, and last night's nightmare was just a sample.
Daphne Salone Wants to Save Her Tennyson Street House as a Historic Reminder

By Bennito L. Kelty
Jun 22, 2023

The owner of a century-old house on Tennyson Street wants to make the building a historic landmark.
The Last Laugh: Here's What Happened to Michael Floorwax

By Michael Roberts
Jun 20, 2023

He was once the highest-paid entertainer in Denver history, but lost everything. Except his sense of humor.
Uncle Sam, Not Mother Nature, Shook Up Denver in the ’60s

By Patricia Calhoun
Jun 19, 2023

Mother Nature isn't responsible for every earthquake in Colorado.
Ten Cool and Kooky Colorado Attractions and Collections

By Skyler McKinley
Jun 18, 2023

This state is full of natural beauty...and manmade marvels ranging from castles to a gator farm.