Utah Studies Timeline

Arriving in Salt Lake

Jul 24, 1847

First Mormons to ever arrive in Salt Lake Valley.

Grasshoppers eat Crops

Jun 25, 1854

Grasshoppers endanger Brigham Young's crops.

Movement for Statehood

Dec 18, 1861

Utah starts planning for third movement for statehood.

Prosecution for Polygamy

Jun 23, 1874

Act passed making it legal to prosecute Mormons for polygamy.

Edmunds-Tucker act

Jan 12, 1886

Edmunds-Tucker act was passed in Utah.

Utah becomes a state

Jan 4, 1896

Utah becomes a state.

Scofield Mine Disaster

May 1, 1900

Scofield mine disaster killed about 200 people.

Zions National Park Established

Nov 19, 1919

Zions park was established to the people.

Coal Mine Explosion

Mar 8, 1924

Coal Mine Explosion at Castle gate and 171 people died.

First Chair Lift

Jun 15, 1938

First Chair lift ever made in Alta.

Hill Airforce

Nov 7, 1940

Hill airforce base was made.

Duchesne Tunnel

Jan 4, 1952

Duchesne Tunnel is completed.

Canyonlands

Sep 12, 1964

Canyonlands Park is opened.

Jazz

Oct 15, 1979

New Orleans Jazz moved to Utah and become the Utah Jazz and plays first game there.

Flood

May 28, 1983

Record snow fall formed a flood and flooded the streets of SLC and formed a river along with major damaging.

Birthday

Jan 4, 1996

Utah celebrates 100th birthday.