1. On February 12, 1912, the Colorado state flag was adopted. The design includes three colors: blue, white, and gold. The blue represents the sky, white represents snow-capped mountains, and gold represents the sunshine.

2. In 1959, the Winter Sports Palace in Steamboat Springs opened on February 12. This facility is now known as the Howelsen Hill Ski Area and is one of the oldest ski areas in the country.

3. On February 12, 1979, the Colorado Rockies played their first hockey game at McNichols Sports Arena in Denver. The team played in the National Hockey League from 1976 to 1982.

4. In 2011, February 12 marked the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Denver Art Museum's Frederic C. Hamilton Building. The modernist building was designed by architect Daniel Libeskind and features five levels of gallery space.

5. On February 12, 2013, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper signed into law a package of gun control measures that included universal background checks for gun purchases and a ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines. The legislation followed the 2012 Aurora theater shooting and the Newtown, Connecticut school shooting.