Historical place archive

Denver in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Denver in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

10 records7 event labels7 people1955–2009

Historical events in Denver

1955

24 September 1955
Presidential Heart Attack
Dwight David Eisenhower · Republican Party Government

Suffers a serious heart attack while in Colorado and temporarily reduces his official schedule.

1967

1967
Education
Condoleezza Rice · Republican Party

Moves to Denver, Colorado, attends St. Marys Academy, a private all-girls Catholic high school in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado

1969

26 December 1969
First US Tour
James Patrick "Jimmy" Page · Popular Music

Begins Led Zeppelin's first American tour supporting Vanilla Fudge.

26 December 1969
First US Tour
Robert Anthony Plant · Popular Music

Introduces Led Zeppelin's live sound to American audiences.

1970

1 1970
Bachelor Degree
Condoleezza Rice · Republican Party

Receives her bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Denver

1981

1981
Education
Condoleezza Rice · Republican Party

At the age of 26, receives a Ph.D. in Political Science from the Graduate School of International Studies at Denver

1982

1982
Education
Condoleezza Rice · Republican Party

Was a Democrat until 1982 when she changes her political affiliation to Republican Party after growing averse to former President Carters foreign policy

2008

27 August 2008
Democratic Convention Nomination
Joseph Robinette Biden · Democratic Party

Is nominated for vice president at the Democratic convention.

28 August 2008
Democratic Convention
Barack Hussein Obama · Democratic Party

Accepts the Democratic presidential nomination before a large convention crowd in Denver

2009

17 February 2009
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Barack Obama · Economic Stimulus

The Act provides tax relief, public investment and transfers intended to counter recession.

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match United States of America and Denver. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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