New Mexico: Timeline

919   The Pueblo Bonito is built by the Anasazi in present day New Mexico's Chaco Canyon.

1862   American Civil War: Battle of Glorieta Pass - In New Mexico Union forces succeed in stopping the Confederate Confederate States of America

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 invasion of New Mexico territory. The battle began on March 26.

1879   Doc Holliday Doc Holliday

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 kills for the first time after a man shoots-up Holliday's New Mexico saloon.

1881   Billy the Kid Billy the Kid

Henry McCarty better known as Billy the Kid, but also known by the aliases Henry Antrim and ... 

 escapes from New Mexico jail.

1884   American Old West American Old West

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 - Near Frisco, New Mexico (now Reserve, New Mexico), deputy sheriff Elfego Baca holds off a gang of 80 Texan cowboys who want to kill him for arresting cowboy Charles McCarthy (the cowboys were terrorizing the area's Hispanos and Baca was working against them).

1912   New Mexico is admitted as the 47th U.S. state U.S. state

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1940   U.S. Army 45th Infantry Division U.S. 45th Infantry Division

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 (previously a National Guard Division in Arizona Arizona

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, Colorado Colorado

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, New Mexico, and Oklahoma Oklahoma

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), activated and ordered into federal service for one year to engage in a training program in Ft. Sill and Louisiana Louisiana

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 prior to serving in World War II World War II

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1951   July 1 - In New Mexico, Arizona Arizona

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, California California

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, Oregon Oregon

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, Washington Washington

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, and British Columbia British Columbia

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, thousands of hectares (many square miles) of forests were destroyed in fires.

1960   August 16 — Joseph Kittinger parachutes from a balloon over New Mexico at 102,800 feet (31,333 m). He sets unbeaten (as of 2005) world records for: high-altitude jump; free-fall by falling 16 miles (25.7 km) before opening his parachute Parachute

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; and fastest speed by a human Human

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 without motorized assistance, 982 km/h (614 mi/h).

1976   Microsoft Microsoft

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 is officially registered with the Office of the Secretary of the State of New Mexico.