Are you a Colorado native who thinks they know everything there is to know about the Centennial State? Well, did you know that Coloradoans invented two of the greatest foods known to man? Or that we were the first to give women the vote? It’s true! Colorado was also the first…
- …to hug a plush animal.
Flickr/longzijun The teddy bear is said to have been invented by maids at the Hotel Colorado as a gift for visiting President Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt.
- …to reject an awarded Olympic Games.
Flickr/Shawn Carpenter Denver withdrew its offer to host the 1976 Winter Olympics after Colorado voters rejected a $5 million bond issue to fund the games.
- …to sip a float.
Flickr/Joy The root beer float is said to have been invented by a Colorado man who thought the snow on top of Cow Mountain looked like ice cream floating in pop.
- …to hold a rodeo.
Flickr/micadew The World’s First Rodeo was held on July 4th, 1869 in Deer Trail.
- …to make a cheeseburger.
Flickr/LenDog64 The trademark for the name “cheeseburger” was given to Louis Ballast in 1935.
- …to legalize recreational marijuana.
Flickr/Torben Hansen The commercial use of marijuana began on January 1, 2014.
- …to drop their phone without worries.
Flickr/Tolbxela The shatterproof Otterbox was invented in Fort Collins.
- …to give women the vote by popular referendum.
Flickr/jamelah e. November 7, 1893.
- …to indulge in the greatest food known to man.
Flickr/Michael Saechang The first Chipotle opened in Denver on July 13, 1993.
- …to xeriscape.
Flickr/Bill Vriesema Denver Water invented “xeriscaping” during a drought in 1981.
Did any of these Colorado firsts surprise you? Tell us about it in the comments!
Flickr/longzijun
The teddy bear is said to have been invented by maids at the Hotel Colorado as a gift for visiting President Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt.
Flickr/Shawn Carpenter
Denver withdrew its offer to host the 1976 Winter Olympics after Colorado voters rejected a $5 million bond issue to fund the games.
Flickr/Joy
The root beer float is said to have been invented by a Colorado man who thought the snow on top of Cow Mountain looked like ice cream floating in pop.
Flickr/micadew
The World’s First Rodeo was held on July 4th, 1869 in Deer Trail.
Flickr/LenDog64
The trademark for the name “cheeseburger” was given to Louis Ballast in 1935.
Flickr/Torben Hansen
The commercial use of marijuana began on January 1, 2014.
Flickr/Tolbxela
The shatterproof Otterbox was invented in Fort Collins.
Flickr/jamelah e.
November 7, 1893.
Flickr/Michael Saechang
The first Chipotle opened in Denver on July 13, 1993.
Flickr/Bill Vriesema
Denver Water invented “xeriscaping” during a drought in 1981.
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