About Colorado Day
On August 1, 1876, president Ulysses S. Grant signed a proclamation admitting Colorado as a state. Colorado Day was celebrated as a state holiday on August 1 for many years, and then was moved to the first Monday in August, most likely after the time the U.S. Congress passed the Uniform Holidays Bill in 1968. The day no longer became a public holiday, but rather an observance, when the state started observing Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a public holiday in 1985. Source: http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/colorado-dayHow to celebrate Colorado Day 2016:
The History Colorado Center and Community Museums statewide are celebrating Colorado’s 140th birthday with a Free Day, Monday August 1, 2016! In addition the History Colorado Center will feature food, music, dancing, and many more activities for everyone. Do not miss this celebration!Scheduled Activities
Performers- 11:30am: Top Hogs, Colorado’s Most Talented Pigs, and the Denver Broncos Junior Cheerleaders Performance
- 12:30pm: Cherry Creek Dance Performance
- 1:30pm: Rocky Mountain Children’s Choir
- Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave
- Gold Panning with the Georgetown Loop Railroad National Park Service
- Bent’s Fort
- Adobe Brick Making Activity
- Alpacas
- Colorado Proud Booth, Colorado Department of Agriculture
- Colorado History Day Poster Session Ribbon Winners
- 1-5pm: Mountain Dairy Goats
- Colorado State Flag coloring activity
- Byers-Evans House Museum
- El Pueblo History Museum
- Fort Garland Museum and Cultural Center
- Fort Vasquez Museum
- Healy House Museum and Dexter Cabin
- Trinidad History Museum
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