Utah History By livplayguitar Jul 24, 1847 First Set of Mormons Arrive in the Great Salt Lake Mar 4, 1857 Birgham Young removed as Govenor May 10, 1869 Golden Spike Mar 23, 1877 John D. Lee was executed for MMM May 19, 1887 edmunds tucker act passed Sep 25, 1890 Wilfrod Woodruff Ends Manifesto May 26, 1909 Discovery of Rainbow Bridge Acutal Date is Unknown Mar 18, 1911 Sego Lily becomes the State Flower Sep 15, 1928 Bryce Canyon National Park is Finished Jan 19, 1937 Utah Consitiution Approved Sep 11, 1942 Topaz Operates Near Delta May 26, 1956 Utah Congress Makes Colorado River Storage Project Date unknown Aug 28, 1965 Canyonlands National Park is Open Jan 18, 1979 Jazz move to SLC Apr 12, 1985 US Senator flies in Space Aug 11, 1999 Tornado in SLC Feb 8, 2002 SLC Hosts Winter Olympics Jan 28, 2011 UFO in Utah