Colorado’s State Capitol Has Pretty Much All The World’s Rose Onyx
Today in 1858, the founding of the city of Denver, Colorado. The state capitol building in Denver features a kind of stone known as Colorado Rose Onyx, and so far it's the only one.
The Carrington Event, A Huge Magnetic Storm That Let Telegraph Operators Send Messages Through The Air
Today in 1859 the night sky was about as bright as it's ever been, thanks to a massive geomagnetic storm known today as the Carrington Event.
Elvis Once Flew Halfway Across The Country For A Giant Sandwich
On this day in 1976, Elvis Presley apparently got so excited describing a sandwich made at a restaurant in Denver, that he flew there that night to eat it, and then flew right back to Memphis.