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Georgia Lusk becomes first New Mexico woman to be elected to U. S. Congress in 1946
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UFO allegedly crashes between Roswell and Corona, believers claim U.S. government institutes massive coverup of the incident.
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Laboratory of Anthropology in Santa Fe merges with Museum of New Mexico
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Native Americans win the right to vote in state elections in 1948.
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The Chaparral Bird (Roadrunner) is named the New Mexico State Bird in 1949
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Bear cub later named Smokey is rescued after being badly burned in a fire in the Lincoln National Forest.
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Town of Hot Springs changes its name to Truth or Consequences after popular television
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In 1950, Uranium was discovered near Grants.
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Hiroshi Miyamura, a native of Gallup, receives Medal of Honor for action in Korea in 1951
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U. S. Air Force B-36 crashes near Kirtland Air Force Base, killing 23 crewmen
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Blake’s Lotaburger in Albuquerque becomes one of first restaurants to add green chile to cheeseburgers.
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Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe is opened, after major donations of funds and collections by Florence Dibell Bartlett
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Salt of the Earth, a film version of the 1951 strike against a zinc mining company in Grant ounty, is released
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Taos Ski Valley opens, founded by Ernie and Rhoda Blake
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Buddy Holly recorded Peggy Sue at Norman Petty Studio in Clovis in 1957
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Institute for American Indian Arts is established at the campus of the Santa Fe Indian School
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New state capitol, the "Roundhouse," is dedicated in 1966
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Proposed new state constitution is rejected by voters in 1969
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Albuquerque International Balloon Festival begins
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Bill Gates and Paul Allen establish first “Micro-Soft” office in Albuquerque to work with Bill Roberts and his Altair computer, later register name “Microsoft” with the New Mexico Secretary of State
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John Pinto, trained as a Navajo code-talker, takes seat as a New Mexico State Senator.
