Utah history By cooleo Jul 24, 1847 Pioneers come to the utah valley Feb 14, 1853 Salt lake temple was dedicated May 10, 1869 Transcontanental railroad Mar 1, 1879 Telephone service in utah Mar 23, 1882 Edmunds Tuker act provents cohabatation Jan 4, 1896 Utah beccomes a state Aug 14, 1909 Rainbow Bridge discovered May 30, 1910 Rainbow bridge made national monument Sep 15, 1928 Bryce canyon established Sep 3, 1932 Great Depression Hit Utah Jun 30, 1943 Geneva steel plant opens in utah county Jan 1, 1950 Nuclear weapons are tested in Utah desert Sep 27, 1963 flaming gorge dam dedicated Jan 18, 1970 Mormon Prophet David O. Mckay dies May 26, 1984 record snowfall causes serious flooding in utah Feb 8, 1995 Site for 2002 Utah Olympics announced Jan 1, 2002 Winter Olympics in SLC Apr 1, 2010 New Dinosaur species discovered in utah
