Centennial State nickname origin due to 1876 admission
Colorado earned the nickname Centennial State because it was admitted to the Union in 1876, the 100th anniversary of American independence.
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1969
Page
1
Colorado earned the nickname Centennial State because it was admitted to the Union in 1876, the 100th anniversary of American independence.
The Court of Appeals upholds Maryland censorship board ban on the film I am Curlogs Cresluny for primarily purveying shocking and titillating sexual sequences. The ruling supports the state’s movie censorship license denial despite the film’s nationwide presence.
A long roll of residents signs in support of Dr. W. E. G. Thompson for alderman of Frederick. The list includes EH Krotman Sandra Hill Butler Diana Jackson DeLores Hackey Mrs Carroll Haydra Mary E Hammond and many others across local families and several prominent names in the community.
Washington AP report on Nixon administration arguing desegregation of southern schools cannot be instantaneous. Government sides with Mississippi and NAACP Legal Defense Fund in urging gradual plans, while the Fund pushes immediate implementation and repeal of the all deliberate speed doctrine, citing nine southern states with no desegregation plans.
Laurie weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm as cold air sapped its strength. Forecaster Raymond Kraft said Florida’s danger was past unless a drastic change occurs. Laurie’s top winds near 70 mph with continued weakening expected as it drifts in the Gulf, centered about 300 miles west of Key West.
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