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Colorado State Archives
The Colorado State Archives collects, preserves, and provides access to the State's historic and legal records as well as provides best practices and guidelines for the administration of government created records.

400th year Landing of the Mayflower

Angel Island
Most of America’s West Coast arrivals, between 1910 and 1940—Australians, New Zealanders, Canadians, Mexicans, Central and South Americans, Russians and especially Asians—went through Angel Island Immigration Station.

Annie the Railroad Dog
Annie greets visitors at the Old Town Library.

Arapaho Council Tree
Arapaho Council Tree located near the Poudre River, north west of Timnath.

Archive at the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery

Bataan Death March April 9, 1942 begins

Battle of Appomattox Court House, April 9, 1845 Final days of Civil War
Final engagement of Confederate Army general Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia before it surrendered to the Union Army under Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant.

Battle of Okinawa begins code name Operation Iceberg - Early April until mid June 1945
The largest amphibious assault in the Pacific War of World War II. he 82-day-long battle lasted from early April until mid-June 1945.

Battle of the Bulge (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945)
The Germans launch the last major offensive of the war, Operation Mist, also known as the Ardennes Offensive and the Battle of the Bulge, an attempt to push the Allied front line west from northern France to northwestern Belgium. The Battle of the Bulge, so-called because the Germans created a "bulge" around the area of the Ardennes forest in pushing through the American defensive line, was the largest fought on the Western front.

Colorado Vital Records
Order an official Colorado birth, death, marriage or divorce certificate.

D DAY (World War II) 75 yr Anniversary
"Operation Overlord," the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe that began on D-Day -- June 6, 1944 -- on the beaches of Normandy, France.

Homestead Act of 1862
The Homestead Act of 1862 brought about significant and enduring changes to the United States. By giving government land to individuals in 30 states this law allowed nearly any man or woman a chance to live the American Dream. Over 1.6 million people rose to the challenge and claimed 270 million acres.

Kit Carson's Campaign Against the Navajo
July 7, 1863

Medal of Honor - 150 years 1st recipients
On December 9, 1861 Iowa Senator James W. Grimes introduced S. No. 82 in the United States Senate, a bill designed to "promote the efficiency of the Navy" by authorizing the production and distribution of "medals of honor". The Law was signed by Abraham Lincoln.

New Fort Collins Library Opens
The new City Library opened on October 18, 1976. Its' 33,500 square feet could accommodate 109,000 volumes and seat 124 patrons. It was renamed Old Town Library after an expansion and remodel in 2012.

November is Native American Heritage Month
The month is a time to celebrate rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and histories and to acknowledge the important contributions of Native people.

October is Family History Month

Pearl Harbor - December 7, 1941
Day that will live in Infamy - FDR The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, in the United States Territory of Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941. The attack led to the United States' entry into World War II.

Sand Creek Massacre
The Sand Creek Massacre - 8 Hours that changed the Great Plains forever - November 29, 1864.

The 1883 Water Works - Fort Collins
The Water Works is open for tours on the second Saturday of each month, May through October, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Water Works 2005 N Overland Trail Fort Collins, CO 80521

Titanic - 100th Anniversary
RMS Titanic was a British registered four funnelled ocean liner built for the transatlantic passenger and mail service between Southampton and New York. On 10 April 1912 the RMS Titanic sailed from Southampton, England with 2,200 passengers and crew, four days later the Titanic collided with an iceberg and sank: 1500 people died and 700 survived.

Victory in Europe end of WW2 May 8, 1945

Victory over Japan Day - Aug 15, 1945
Victory over Japan Day is the day on which Japan surrendered in World War II, in effect ending the war. The term has been applied to both of the days on which the initial announcement of Japan's surrender was made – to the afternoon of August 15, 1945, in Japan, and, because of time zone differences, to August 14, 1945 (when it was announced in the United States and the rest of the Americas and Eastern Pacific Islands) – as well as to September 2, 1945, when the signing of the surrender document occurred, officially ending World War II.

Voting Rights Act of 1965
Passed on August 6, 1965.

War of 1812 - Declaration of War - June 18, 1812
On June 18, 1812, President James Madison signed a declaration of war against Great Britain, marking the beginning of the War of 1812.

Women Air Force Service Pilots of World War II (WASP)
Between 1942 and 1944, at the height of World War II, more than a thousand women left homes and jobs for the opportunity of a lifetime--to become the first in history to fly for the U.S. military.

Women's History in Northern Colorado
Fort Collins History Connection an online collaboration between FCMoD and PRPLD. Information was presented by Fort Collins Museum of Discovery Archive and Collections staff in 2018 and 2019 to highlight local women's history in Northern Colorado. Dive in to explore the legacies of local women through photographs, oral histories, and other historical materials!

Women's History Month - March
Women’s History Month had its origins as a national celebration in 1981 when Congress passed Pub. L. 97-28 which authorized and requested the President to proclaim the week beginning March 7, 1982 as “Women’s History Week.” Throughout the next five years, Congress continued to pass joint resolutions designating a week in March as “Women’s History Week.” In 1987 after being petitioned by the National Women’s History Project, Congress passed Pub. L. 100-9 which designated the month of March 1987 as “Women’s History Month.” Between 1988 and 1994, Congress passed additional resolutions requesting and authorizing the President to proclaim March of each year as Women’s History Month. Since 1995, Presidents Clinton, Bush and Obama have issued a series of annual proclamations designating the month of March as “Women’s History Month.”

World War 1 Armistice on 11 November 1918 101 years
The Armistice of 11 November 1918 was an armistice during the First World War between the Allies and Germany – also known as the Armistice of Compiègne after the location in which it was signed – and the agreement that ended the fighting on the Western Front. It went into effect at 11 a.m. Paris time on 11 November 1918 ("the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month"), and marked a victory for the Allies and a complete defeat for Germany, although not formally a surrender