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(700) Anasazi Indians built pueblos in the area
(1600) Shoshone Indians now control the area
(1776) Silvestre Velez de Escalante and Francesco Atanasio Dominguez explored Utah on way to California
(1821) Mexico won its independence from Spain, and claimed all of Utah
(1824) Jim Bridger discovered Salt Lake
(1841) Capt. John Bartleson led first wagon train of settlers across Utah to California
(1843) John C. Fremont and Kit Carson explored the Great Basin
(1844) Ogden settled
(1847) Brigham Young and Mormon pioneers arrived in Salt Lake Valley
(1848) U. S. wins Mexican-American War; Treaty of Guadalupe signed; Utah ceded to the U.S.
(1849) State of Deseret founded
(1850) Utah becamea U. S. territory
(1854) Grasshopper plague damaged crops
(1861) Telegraph service began
(1863) Silver and lead discovered in Bingham Canyon
(1873) Polygamy outlawed by Congress
(1890) Mormon church issued far-reaching Manifesto ending polygamy
(1896) Utah became 45th state
(1906) Copper mining began in Bingham Canyon
(1914) Auto racing on Bonneville Salt Flats
(1919) Zion National Park dedicated
(1942-1945) Japanese-American relocation camp operated near Delta
(1952) Duchesne Tunnel completed for irrigation; uranium discovered near Moab
(1964) Flaming Gorge Dam completed; began to generate electricity
(1985) Salt Lake City won 2002 Winter Olympic bid; Great Salt Lake flooded northern Utah
(1996) Utah celebrated 100th birthday of statehood
(1999) Tornado hit Salt Lake City downtown, caused over $100 million dollars of damage
(2002) Winter Olympic games held
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