1. In 1857, the Rocky Mountain News, Colorado's oldest newspaper, was first published in Denver.
2. In 1905, the Colorado National Monument was established by President Theodore Roosevelt.
3. In 1920, the University of Colorado's football team played their first game in the newly built Folsom Field stadium in Boulder.
4. In 1974, the first United States Ski Team was formed in Vail, Colorado.
5. In 2008, the Democratic National Convention was held in Denver, making it the first time a major political party held its convention in the Rocky Mountain West.
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