Events in Colorado Springs History
- 1921-04-18 Junior Achievement incorporated in Colorado Spring
- 1954-04-01 US Air Force Academy established
- 1957-03-03 Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs won by Markham & Jones of Great Britain
- 1957-03-03 Ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Wagner & Paul of Canada
- 1957-03-03 Men's Figure Skating Champ in Colorado Springs won by David Jenkins of the USA
- 1957-03-03 Worlds Ladies' Figure Skating Champ in Colorado Springs won by Carol Heiss (US)
- 1958-08-29 US Air Force Academy's permanent site opens in Colorado Springs, Colorado
- 1959-02-28 Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs USA won by Denny & Jones of Great Britain
- 1959-02-28 Ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Barbara Wagner and Robert Paul of Canada, their 3rd title
- 1959-02-28 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by Carol Heiss USA
- 1959-02-28 Men's World Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by David Jenkins USA
- 1959-06-03 1st US Air Force Academy graduation in Colorado Springs, Colorado
- 1969-02-28 Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs won by Towler & Ford of Great Britain
- 1969-02-28 Ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Rodnina & Ulanov of the Soviet Union
- 1969-02-28 Ladies Figure Skating Champion in Colorado Springs won by Gabriele Seyfert of Great Britain
- 1969-02-28 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by Tim Wood of USA
- 1976-06-28 1st woman was admitted to Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Calvin Smith's 100m World Record
1983-07-03 American Calvin Smith sets new world record of 9.93 for 100m in Colorado Springs, beats Jim Hines 1968 mark by 0.02 seconds
- 1991-03-03 United Airlines 737 crashes near Colorado Springs, kills 25
- 2015-11-27 Robert Lewis Dear (57) shots 3 dead and wounds 9 at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, Colorado
- 2022-11-19 Gunman opens fire at LGBTQ nightclub Club Q in Colorado Springs, killing five people and injuring 19 in an apparent hate crime [1]
Famous People from Colorado Springs
- 1883-04-01 Leonidas "Lon" Chaney, American actor nicknamed "the man of a 1000 faces" (The Hunchback Of Notre Dame, The Phantom of the Opera), born in Colorado Springs, Colorado (d. 1930)
- 1886-10-17 Spring Byington, American actress (December Bride), born in Colorado Springs, Colorado (d. 1971)
- 1902-07-05 Frank Waters, American writer, born in Colorado Springs, Colorado (d. 1995)
- 1902-12-13 Talcott Parsons, American sociologist, born in Colorado Springs, Colorado (d. 1979)
- 1908-04-24 Marceline Day [Newlin], American actress, mostly in silent films (The Cameraman; The Jazz Age; The Arm of the Law), born in Colorado Springs, Colorado (d. 2000)
- 1914-03-23 Robert Arthur Gross, American violinist, composer (The Bald Soprano), and pedagogue, born in Colorado Springs, Colorado (d. 1983)
- 1914-07-22 Cecil Effinger, American composer, born in Colorado Springs, Colorado (d. 1990)
- 1926-07-08 John Dingell, American politician (D-Michigan, 1955-2015), born in Colorado Springs, Colorado (d. 2019)
- 1926-10-01 Max Morath, American ragtime piano revivalist, composer, and musicologist, born in Colorado Springs, Colorado (d. 2023)
Bobby Unser (1934-2021)
1934-02-20 American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1968, 1975, 1981; USAC C'ship 1968, 1974), born in Colorado Springs, Colorado
- 1943-04-30 Bob Livingston, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana), born in Colorado Springs, Colorado
- 1951-07-05 Rich "Goose" Gossage, American Baseball Hall of Fame relief pitcher (World Series 1978 NY Yankees; 9 x MLB All Star; 3 × AL saves leader), born in Colorado Springs, Colorado
- 1951-12-31 Tom Hamilton, American rock bassist (Aerosmith - "Dream On"), born in Colorado Springs, Colorado
- 1952-08-09 Vicki Morgan, American mistress (Beautiful Bad Girl), born in Colorado Springs, Colorado (d. 1983)
- 1955-05-29 Jerry Dengler, American singer (Mason Dixon - "Karen Comes Around"), born in Colorado Springs, Colorado
- 1960-03-15 Chris Sanders, American animator and director (Lilo & Stich; The Croods), born in Colorado Springs, Colorado
- 1961-11-12 Michaela Paetsch, American violinist, born in Colorado Springs, Colorado
- 1964-04-11 Johann Sebastian Paetsch, American cellist and musician, born in Colorado Springs
- 1964-06-21 Kari Kennell, American actress (Eric's Revenge) and Playboy playmate (Feb, 1988), born in Colorado Springs, Colorado
- 1964-10-25 Michael Boatman, American actor (Carter-Spin City), born in Colorado Springs, Colorado
- 1966-08-27 Deena Wigger, US shooter (Olympic-92), born in Colorado Springs, Colorado
- 1967-06-24 Sherry Stringfield, American actress (Dr. Susan Lewis-ER, Laura-NYPD Blue), born in Colorado Springs, Colorado
- 1967-10-28 John Romero, American video game designer (id Software), born in Colorado Springs, Colorado
- 1967-11-02 Scott Walker, US politician (Governor of Wisconsin 2011-), born in Colorado Springs, Colorado
- 1972-01-03 Nichole Nordeman, American pop and contemporary Christian singer-songwriter, born in Colorado Springs, Colorado
- 1972-01-22 Steve Scifres, American football offensive lineman (Dallas Cowboys), born in Colorado Springs, Colorado
- 1972-02-01 Yoshi DeHerrera, American TV personality, born in Colorado Springs, Colorado
- 1988-02-18 Shane Lyons, American actor and private chef, born in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Famous Americans
'Philadelphia' Jack O'Brien
50 Cent
A Boogie wit da Hoodie
A. E. Douglass
A. J. Foyt
Aaron Burr