1. In 1858, Colorado's first gold rush began when gold was discovered near the present-day town of Idaho Springs.
2. On August 22, 1876, General William Jackson Palmer founded the city of Colorado Springs, which would become one of the state's largest cities.
3. In 1907, the Pike's Peak Cog Railway began operations, taking passengers to the summit of Pike's Peak, the highest mountain in the southern Front Range.
4. On August 22, 1955, the Continental Airlines Flight 6 crashed into a mountain near Loveland Pass, killing all 44 people on board in one of the worst air disasters in Colorado history.
5. In 2005, the Adams County Fairgrounds played host to the third annual Thunder on the Mountain fireworks display, which at the time was the largest fireworks display in the state's history.
5 Fun Facts About August 22 In Colorado History
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