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Tea Act
On May 10, 1773, The British Parliament passed the Tea Act. Later that year on December 16, the Boston Tea Party took place. -
Zebulan Pike
Originally called "El Capitán" by Spanish settlers, the mountain was renamed Pike's Peak after Zebulon Pike, Jr., an explorer who led an expedition to the southern Colorado area in 1806. -
Mining of Pikes Peak
The Pikes Peak Gold Rush occured in 1859. It brought many would-be gold miners to the eastern base of Pikes Peak, but only those that went North to Cherry Creek found any minerals. -
Colorado War
The Colorado War (1863–1865) was an armed conflict between the United States and a loose alliance among the Kiowa, Comanche, Arapaho, and Cheyenne tribes of Native Americans. In 1868 the U.S. Army renewed the conflict against the Arapaho and Cheyenne at the Battle of Washita River. -
16 Presiden Abraham Lincoln Assasinated
On April 15, 1865, Abraham Lincoln was assasinated and Andew Johnson became president. -
Founded
Colorado Springs was founded in 1871, by General William Jackson Palmer. It was originally designed to live up to its nickname as "Little London." To the left is a picture of the Glen Eyrie castle, the original estate of the city's founder, General William Jackson Palmer. -
First School Built
The Colorado Springs School District 11 is the central school district of CO Springs was organized by Mary Mellen "Queen" Pamer, wife of city founder William Jackson Palmer in late 1871. School District 11 was established in August 1872. -
Gold Rush
Finally, in 1890, rocks from Bob Womacks's persistent digging in Colorado Springs showed that the rocks actually contained gold. This led to the formation of the Cripple Creek Mining District on April 5, 1891. -
Railroad Built
During 1894, a 3 ft (914mm) narrow-gauge line, known as the Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad was built at a cost of $500,000. It extended forty miles (64 km) and reached the district from the Arkansas River to the south in 1894. The name was changed to CS & Cripple Creek District Railway on Nov. 17, 1899. -
Tesla's scientific Discoveries
On May 17, 1899, Tesla moved to Colorado Springs. He conducted experiments in Colorado Springs from May 1899 to 1900 including lighting 200 bulbs in Palmer lake without wires, by throwing a switch in Memorial Park. He considered his "terrestrial stationary waves" discovery his most important. -
St. Valentine's Day Massacre 1929
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre occured February 14, 1929. The Saint Valentine's Day Masscre is the name given to the 1929 murder of seven mob associates of the North Side Irish gang led by Bugs Moran. -
"I Have A Dream"
On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his "I Have A Dream" speech at the 1963 Washington D.C Civil Rights March. -
Moratorium To End The War In Vietnam
On November 15, 1969, 50,000 peaceful demonstrators protested the Vietnam War in Washington D.C., being the largest anti-war protest in U.S history. -
The Citadel (mall)
The Citadel Mall is one of the two enclosed shopping malls of Colorado Springs. The Construction on the Citadel Mall began in 1970, and it opened in 1972. -
Olympic Comittee moved to CO
In the summer of 1978, the US Olympic Comittee moved its headquarters from NYC to Colorado Springs, after winning a battle over who would control amateur sports in America and the country's Olympic prospects.
