Utah History By Wendell Jul 24, 1847 Brigham Young arrived in Utah pioneers arrived in utah Feb 9, 1851 Brigham Young was ellected governor May 10, 1869 Transcontinental railroad The golden spike was driven Mar 1, 1879 first telephone service esltabllished in ogden Mar 8, 1888 Utah State University was established Jan 4, 1896 Utah Became a state Feb 24, 1904 Copper mining in the Bingham canyon Oct 8, 1910 Fred Bennion coached football at the University of Utah Oct 15, 1920 Laraine day was born i roosevelt utah Nov 26, 1930 utah was hit by the great depression Apr 28, 1942 japaneese relocation camp near delta Oct 17, 1957 Utah division of thiokol is opened Aug 28, 1964 Flamng gorge dam completed Feb 8, 2002 Olympics in Utah
