20th Century

By orion.h

  • Scofield Mine Disaster

    At 10:28 A.M. the No. 4 mine shaft unexpectedly exploded.

  • Open-pit copper mining begins in Bingham Canyon

  • Natural Bridges is Utah's first national monument

  • Alma Richards is first Utahn to win Olympic gold metal

  • Transcontinental telephone link is completed on the Utah-Nevada border

  • Zion National Park is Utah's first national park

  • Posey War

  • The great depression begins

  • Franklin Roosevelt is elected president

  • Great drought hits Utah