Following an increase in influenza cases after the Armistice celebration, Denver officials issued a second closure order
On Nov. 22, 1918, following an increase in influenza cases after the Armistice celebration on Nov. 11, Denver…
Denver’s closures due to influenza were lifted for much of the city
On Nov. 11, 1918, Denver’s closures due to influenza were lifted for much of the city and communities…
All of Denver’s schools, colleges, and places of public assembly were closed to try to stem the influenza epidemic
On Oct. 6, 1918, all of Denver’s schools, colleges, and places of public assembly were closed to try…
Denver City Manager of Health ordered hospitals to isolate flu patients
On Oct. 4, 1918, City Manager of Health and Charity and former Denver mayor Dr. William H. Sharpley…
Army General Hospital 21 became first medical facility
In 1918 Army General Hospital 21, also know as the Fitzsimons Life Science District, became the first medical…
The University of Colorado was founded
In 1876, the University of Colorado (CU), and includes three unique campuses — Boulder, Colorado Springs, and the…
Paris or Emerald Green (copper(II) acetoarsenite), first chemical insecticide, used against the Colorado potato beetle
In 1867, Paris or Emerald Green (copper(II) acetoarsenite), the first chemical insecticide, used against the Colorado potato beetle,…