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History of the making of Utah!
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First party of Mormon pioneers arrive in the Salt Lake Valley.
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The Walker War with the Ute Indians begins over slavery among the Indians.
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Completion of the world's first transcontinental railroad was celebrated at Promontory where the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads met on May 10, 1869. It is now known as Golden Spike National Historic Site
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First telephone service established in Ogden.
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Edmunds Act passed by Congress making it unlawful to cohabitate.
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LDS Church President Wilford Woodruff issues the Manifesto ending church-sanctioned polygamy.
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Open pit copper mining starts in Bingham Canyon.
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Auto racing begins on the Bonneville Salts Flats near the Great Salt Lake.
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Bryce Canyon National Park is established.
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Geneva steel plant begins operation in Utah County.
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Six-mile Duchesne Tunnel is completed for irrigation.
