New Mexico - Notable Historical Events
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New Mexico - Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1680-08-10 |
In New Mexico, Popé leads rebellion of Pueblo Indians against Spaniads |
1848-02-02 |
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends Mexican War; US acquires Texas California, New Mexico & Arizona for $15 million |
1848-05-30 |
Mexico ratifies treaty giving US; New Mexico, California & parts of Nevada, Utah, Arizona & Colorado in return for $15 million |
1848-08-22 |
The United States annexes New Mexico |
1850-09-09 |
Territories of New Mexico & Utah created |
1853-06-24 |
Gadsden Purchase 29,670-square-mile (76,800 square km) from Mexico (now southern Arizona and New Mexico) for $10 million signed by President Franklin Pierce |
1861-07-27 |
Confederate troops occupy Fort Fillmore, New Mexico |
1867-03-02 |
US Congress abolishes peonage in New Mexico |
1868-06-01 |
Treaty of Bosque Redondo is signed allowing the Navajos to return to their lands in Arizona and New Mexico. |
1878-02-18 |
John Tunstall is murdered by outlaw Jessie Evans, sparking the Lincoln County War in Lincoln County, New Mexico. |
1879-07-19 |
Doc Holliday kills for the first time after a man shoots up his New Mexico saloon. |
1881-04-18 |
Billy the Kid escapes from the Lincoln County jail in Mesilla, New Mexico. |
1884-12-01 |
American Old West: Near Frisco, New Mexico, deputy sheriff Elfego Baca holds off a gang of 80 Texan cowboys who want to kill him for arresting Charles McCarthy. |
1893-03-10 |
New Mexico State University cancels its 1st graduation ceremony; its only graduand Sam Steele was robbed & killed the night before |
1912-01-06 |
New Mexico becomes 47th state |
1913-09-22 |
Coal mine explosion kills 263 at Dawson New Mexico |
1918-05-20 |
1st electrically propelled warship (New Mexico) |
1923-02-08 |
Coal mine explosion at Dawson, New Mexico kills 120 |
1945-07-16 |
1st test detonation of an atomic bomb, Trinity Site, Alamogordo, New Mexico as part of the US Manhatten Project |
1946-05-22 |
First US rocket (WAC Corporal) to reach edge of space fired from White Sands Missile Range New Mexico |
1947-07-08 |
Reports are broadcast that a UFO has crashed landed in Roswell, New Mexico. |
1949-02-24 |
V-2/WAC-Corporal 1st rocket to 5x speed of sound at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, |
1951-02-01 |
-50°F (-46°C), Gavilan, New Mexico (state record) |
1951-11-01 |
First atomic explosion witnessed by troops, New Mexico |
1955-05-18 |
28.7 cm rain falls at Lake Maloya New Mexico (state record) |
1958-05-16 |
Eli Beeding experiences 83 g deceleration on a rocket sled, New Mexico |
1961-12-10 |
US performs nuclear test at Carlsbad New Mexico (underground) |
1991-10-05 |
Fresno State ties NCAA record with 49 points in a quarter, as they route New Mexico 94-17 |
1994-06-25 |
105°F (40.5°C) at Albuquerque New Mexico |
1994-06-26 |
107°F (41.6°C) at Albuquerque, New Mexico |
1994-06-27 |
118°F (47.8°C) at Lakewood New Mexico[dup] |
1994-06-27 |
118°F (47.8°C) at Lakewood New Mexico (state record) |
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New Mexico - Notable Birthdays
New Mexico - Birthdays
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1864-10-20 |
James F. Hinkle, American politician, sixth Governor of New Mexico (d. 1951) |
1910-07-14 |
William Hanna, Melrose New Mexico, animator (Hanna-Barbera- Tom and Jerry, Scooby Doo), (d. 2001) |
1927-06-30 |
Joseph R Skeen, (Rep-R-New Mexico, 1981- ) |
1931-12-16 |
Tom Brookshier, Roswell New Mexico, American football player and sportscaster |
1932-05-07 |
Pete Domenici, Republican senator from New Mexico |
1943-10-03 |
Jeff Bingaman, (Sen-D-New Mexico, 1983- ) |
1946-03-04 |
Bob Toledo, 2006 New Mexico Bowl |
1947-03-18 |
Steven H Schiff, (Rep-R-New Mexico) |
1947-11-15 |
William B Richardson, (Rep-D-New Mexico, 1983- ) |
1959-09-29 |
Leslie Graves, Silver City, New Mexico, American actress (Brenda-Capitol, Death Wish 2) |
1964-01-12 |
Jeff Bezos, Albuquerque New Mexico, American entrepreneur and founder of Amazon.com |
1971-09-23 |
Taunya Harris, Miss USA-New Mexico (1997) |
1974-01-24 |
Layla Linn, Miss New Mexico USA (1996) |
1977-08-27 |
Trisha Williams, Hobbs New Mexico, Miss America-New Mexico (1997) |
1978-07-01 |
Vicki Renee Hughes, Miss New Mexico Teen USA (1997) |
1978-10-16 |
Whitni Zimmerman, Miss New Mexico Teen USA (1996) |
1986-05-26 |
Jonathan McMinn, Las Vegas New Mexico 1875 |
New Mexico - Notable Weddings
New Mexico - Weddings
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1935-11-09 |
"Magnificent Obsession" actress Jane Wyatt (24) weds investment broker Edgar Bethune Ward in Santa Fe, New Mexico |
1936-06-14 |
Singer and cowboy actor Roy Rogers (24) weds Arlene Wilkins in Roswell, New Mexico |
2002-07-04 |
Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts (34) weds L.A. cameraman Danny Moder (33) at her 82-acre ranch in Taos, New Mexico |
2004-07-04 |
Hollywood star Julia Roberts (36) weds Danny Moder in Taos, New Mexico |
2010-06-15 |
Film actor and producer Harrison Ford (67) weds actress and Golden Globe Award winner Calista Flockhart (45) in Santa Fe, New Mexico |
New Mexico - Deaths
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1847-01-14 |
Gov Bent, 5 others in US occupation, killed by revolt in New Mexico |
1951-03-26 |
James F. Hinkle, American politician, sixth Governor of New Mexico (d. 1864) |
1958-02-22 |
Michael Todd, film magnate, killed in an New Mexico air crash |
2009-08-07 |
Louis E. Saavedra, American Mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico (b. 1933) |
