Utah History By fire2112 Jul 24, 1847 brigham young arrives in the salt lake valley Feb 28, 1850 University of Utah established Apr 9, 1865 Ute Black Hawk War May 16, 1879 Wallace Wilkerson was executed by firing squad in Utah Jan 12, 1887 passed the Edmunds- Tucker Act Jan 4, 1896 Utah becomes the 45th state May 1, 1900 Scofield Mine Disaster Apr 17, 1911 The M1911 is declared the state pistol Sep 15, 1928 Bryce Canyon National Park is established Feb 4, 2002 olimpics
