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The New Mexico penitentiary has a riot. It lasts from the 2-3 of Feb.. Guards are taken hostage and 33 people die.
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Interstate 40 is completed in New Mexico. One of the most famous roads, route 66 is on this road. In New Mexico the length of the road is 373 miles (600.3 km) long
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Columbia, the Space Shuttle, landed in White Sands. First launched on the STS-1 mission, and completed 27 other missions. It disintegrated during re-entry on February 1, 2003.
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North Carolina State and coach Jim Valvano win the NCAA basketball championship game in the Pit in Albuquerque. The Pit is a university arena of UNM.
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Mary Coon Walters becomes the first woman in New Mexico Supreme Court Justice. Was a transport pilot during World War II. She lived from 1922-2001.
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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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Farm and Ranch Museum opens in Las Cruces, later becomes the Bruce King New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Center
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“Land of Enchantment” by Michael Martin Murphey is adopted as official state ballad
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“Dave’s Dream”, an award-winning lowrider 1969 Ford LTD from Chimayo, is acquired by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.
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The International UFO Museum and Research Center opens in Roswell, New Mexico
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First Hantavirus outbreak known in U. S. occurs in the Four Corners area. New Mexico has the most cases.
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Governor Gary Johnson signs gaming compacts with eleven Tribes, and casinos begin operating.
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Ted Turner purchases the 588,000-acre Vermejo Park Ranch from Pennzoil Corporation
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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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Don Imus, national radio show host, opens a 4,000-acre ranch in northern New Mexico to help sick children experience cowboy life.
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Cerro Grande fire leaves thousands homeless in Los Alamos, more than 400 homes are destroyed.
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Revenue sharing agreement with eleven gaming Tribes settled
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Influential New Mexico Representatives J. Paul Taylor and Max Coll retire after a combined 49 years of service
