1. Colorado became a state on August 1, 1876, making August 26, 2021, the 145th anniversary of Colorado's statehood.

2. On August 26, 1920, Colorado became the 22nd state to ratify the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution, granting women the right to vote.

3. In 1873, Colorado's "Long Expedition," which included John Wesley Powell and photographer William Henry Jackson, began their exploration of the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon. August 26 marked their departure from their basecamp in Green River, Wyoming.

4. On August 26, 1959, comedian Red Skelton filmed an episode of his television show in Denver featuring a skit called "Deadeye and the Gunslinger," poking fun at Western movie stereotypes.

5. In 1881, Thomas Jefferson "Tom" Tobin, a legendary Colorado lawman and mountain man, died on August 26 at the age of 66. Tobin was involved in numerous firefighting and rescue efforts throughout his lifetime, earning him the nickname "The Rocky Mountain Hercules."