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First European
Louisiana Purchase
Gold!
Becoming a State
US Air Force Academy
French explorer Francisco de Coronado claims the land for France.
The United States purchases the land from France as part of the Louisiana Purchase.
A gold discovery near Denver began the Pikes Peak Gold Rush in 1858.
Colorado was the 38th state to be admitted into
statehood on August 1, 1876.
The United States Air Force Academy opens just outside of Colorado Spings, at the base of Front Range.
Colorado History