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N. M. penitentiary riot takes place as inmates take guards hostage, 33 inmates die.
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Fossilized bones of perhaps the longest dinosaur yet found, Seismosaurus are found south of San Ysidro in 1980
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Interstate 40 is completed in New Mexico
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Space shuttle Columbia lands at White Sands Space Harbor
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Mary Coon Walters becomes the first woman New Mexico Supreme Court Justice
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New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science is founded in Albuquerque
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Georgia O’Keeffe dies at age 98 in Santa Fe
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“Land of Enchantment” by Michael Martin Murphey is adopted as official state ballad.
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The International UFO Museum and Research Center opens in Roswell, New Mexico
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Governor Gary Johnson signs gaming compacts with eleven Tribes, and casinos begin operating for them
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The Taos Talking Pictures Festival begins operation in 1995
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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe is acquired by the Burlington Northern Railway, forming the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Company
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Georgia O’Keeffe Museum opens in Santa Fe.
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Ed Romero of Albuquerque is appointed U. S. Ambassador to Spain
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Cerro Grande fire leaves thousands homeless in Los Alamos, more than 400 homes are
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Revenue sharing agreement with eleven gaming Tribes settled
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The first International Folk Art Festival took place in Santa Fe in 2004.
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New Mexico Representatives J. Paul Taylor and Max Coll retire after 49 years of service combined.
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Engineers at Los Alamos National Laboratory and IBM Corp. unveil the world's fastest supercomputer, named Roadrunner.
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Death penalty is abolished in New Mexico
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Susana Martinez is elected as the first woman governor of New Mexico and the first Hispanic woman governor in the U. S.
