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Jewish
Denver |
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Denver Founded
November 17, 1858 |
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FIRST LICENSE PLATE
- in the US, Denver, 1908 |
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LONGEST
CONTINUOUS STREET - in the US, Colfax Avenue,
Denver |
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ICE CREAM SODA -
invented by O. P. Batter in 1871, Denver |
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CRIPPLE
CREEK - Groucho Marx was stranded with a
theatrical company and worked delivering groceries here.
Jack Dempsey fought his first fight in the Gold
Coin Club in nearby Victor, Colorado |
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Golda Meir House
- The tiny
duplex at 1606-1608 Julian Street was first identified as
the Denver home of Golda Meir. |
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Wyatt
Earp and Josie Earp were married in Denver shortly
after she joined up with him. The Earps are buried in a
Jewish Cemetery in California. |
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"Doc"
Holiday [John
Henry] Tumultuous existence led him to Glenwood Springs,
Colorado where he succumbed to tuberculosis and died at
the Hotel Glenwood on Nov 8, 1887 |
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