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Photo Galleries (4)

  • Colorado
    Colorado

    8 Photos

    View pictures from the state of Colorado on History. See images of famous locations that represent the state.

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  • Native American Tribes and Cultures
    Native American Tribes and Cultures

    13 Photos

    Native American cultures in the United States include socially and geographically diverse groups.

    (13 Photos)
  • Native American Warriors and Battles
    Native American Warriors and Battles

    13 Photos

    Discover the history of conflict between colonial and American governments and the Native American population of the United States.

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  • Native Americans: Legislation
    Native Americans: Legislation

    12 Photos

    For more than 300 years, Native Americans have fought, often through legal efforts, to preserve and maintain their cultures, land and way of life.

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Videos (7)

  • Transcontinental Railroad
    Transcontinental Railroad

    Video Clip (3:27)

    Find out how the transcontinental railroad transformed America into one nation.

    Video Clip (3:27)
  • Dust Storms Strike America
    Dust Storms Strike America

    Video Clip (2:48)

    Families were driven out of the once fertile Great Plains by massive dust clouds--one that rose to 10,000 feet and reached as far as New York City.

    Video Clip (2:48)
  • NORAD: Homeland Protection
    NORAD: Homeland Protection

    Video Clip (3:21)

    High above Colorado Springs in the front range of the Rocky Mountains stands the 9,565 foot Cheyenne Mountain, home of the NORAD Combat Operations Center.

    Video Clip (3:21)
  • John Elway's Colorado
    John Elway's Colorado

    Video Clip (2:42)

    In this States video clip John Elway on Colorado: John Elway shares with us why Colorado is the best place to live in the USA. This video clip is courtesy of The History Channel.

    Video Clip (2:42)
  • Demise of the Anasazi
    Demise of the Anasazi

    Video Clip (2:40)

    Did climate change force the Anasazi to abandon their settlement?

    Video Clip (2:40)
  • Salida, Colorado
    Salida, Colorado

    Video Clip (0:56)

    Colorado resident Tim Edwards captures spectacular footage of a cigar-shaped object speeding around the skies of Central Colorado. With hundreds of local residents as witness, the sighting is one of the most significant mass sightings in recent years. See the footage for yourself.

    Video Clip (0:56)
  • Inside a Prefab Fallout Shelter
    Inside a Prefab Fallout Shelter

    Video Clip (0:48)

    In a History Rewind video, a new housing development near Denver, Colorado displays the first model homes with built-in fallout shelters. The room is designed with an atomic war in mind, proving to be just what the harried house wife is looking for.

    Video Clip (0:48)

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The 38th state to enter the union, in 1876, Colorado's abundant natural resources have long been its economic mainstay.

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