Today in New Mexico History
Cities in New Mexico: Albuquerque
Historical Events
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1680-08-10 - The Pueblo Revolt begins in New Mexico.
1847-01-14 - Conspiracy in New Mexico against US
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 - 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 it's 1st graduation ceremony, its only graduate 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
1941-11-01 - American photographer Ansel Adams takes a picture of a moonrise over the town of Hernandez, New Mexico that would become one of the most famous images in the history of photography.
1945-07-13 - 1st atom bomb explodes in New Mexico
1945-07-16 - 1st atomic bomb detonated, Trinity Site, Alamogordo, New Mexico
1947-07-08 - Reports are broadcast that a UFO has crashed landed in Roswell, New Mexico.
1951-02-01 - -50°F (-46°C), Gavilan, New Mexico (state record)
1955-05-18 - 28.7 cm rain falls at Lake Maloya New Mexico (state record)
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)
Famous Birthdays
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1864-10-20 - James F. Hinkle, American politician, sixth Governor of New Mexico (d. 1951)
1927-06-30 - Joseph R Skeen, (Rep-R-New Mexico, 1981- )
1932-05-07 - Pete Domenici, Republican senator from New Mexico
1943-10-03 - Jeff Bingaman, (Sen-D-New Mexico, 1983- )
1947-03-18 - Steven H Schiff, (Rep-R-New Mexico)
1947-11-15 - William B Richardson, (Rep-D-New Mexico, 1983- )
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)
Famous Deaths
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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
