Utah History 4 By Xbox117 Jul 24, 1847 Brigham Young enters Uah Sep 11, 1857 Mountain Meadows Massacre May 10, 1865 Utes Resist Mar 1, 1879 First Telephone Demonstration in Salt Lake Mar 23, 1882 Edmunds Act Jan 4, 1896 Utah becomes a state May 1, 1900 Scott Field mine explosion kills more than 200 miners Oct 19, 1916 Utah State Capitol Dedicated May 28, 1920 The Morrel Cabin was originally built by Paul Christensen Dec 1, 1939 Hill Field is officially named by the War Department Jan 1, 1946 First Ski lift opens at Snow Park Resort in Park City Jan 1, 1950 Testing Weapons Sep 22, 1966 Glen Canyon Dam dedicated which created Lake Powell Jun 8, 1979 Jazz given permission to move to Salt Lake City by the NBA Board of Governors Feb 14, 1982 Last mine closes in Park City Mar 12, 1995 Gordon B. Hinkley is named presidnet of the Church Jan 1, 2002 Olympics Feb 10, 2010 Jazz Coach retires
