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With the likelihood of the United States entering the war, and after experiments with various paint schemes conducted in association with the 1940 Fleet Problem (exercise), the Bureau of Ships (BuShips) directed in January 1941 that the peacetime color of overall #5 Standard Navy Gray, a light gloss shade with a linseed oil base, be replaced with matte Dark Gray, #5-D, a new paint formulation ...
Mr. Phipps moved to Colorado in 1901 looking to raise a family and give back to the community with his wealth. Mrs. Phipps was very active with the University of Denver and the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. [4] Her father was the mayor of Denver from 1891 to 1893.
In 1984, preceding the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, the South Korean government banned the sale of dog meat within the four gates of downtown Seoul. [57] In 2001, prior to the 2002 FIFA World Cup , [ 58 ] [ 59 ] the organizers of the games, under pressure from animal rights groups such as PETA , demanded that the South Korean government re ...
The exterior of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts in 2009. The Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) is an organization in Denver, Colorado which provides a showcase for live theatre, a nurturing ground for new plays, a preferred stop on the Broadway touring circuit, acting classes for the community and rental facilities.
The 1960 Denver Broncos season was the team's inaugural year in the American Football League. Led by head coach Frank Filchock , the Broncos recorded four wins, nine losses, and one tie, finishing last in the AFL's Western Division.
The Danvers State Hospital was officially opened in 1878 after four years of construction. [1] Nathaniel Jeremiah Bradlee served as the designing architect. [1]At a cost of $1.5 million at the time, the hospital originally consisted of two main center buildings, housing the administration, with four radiating wings on each side of the Administration Block.
Denver used to be a major trading center for beef and livestock when ranchers would drive (or later transport) cattle to the Denver Union Stockyards for sale. As a celebration of that history, for more than a century Denver has hosted the annual National Western Stock Show, attracting as many as 10,000 animals and 700,000 attendees. The show is ...
Denver police were able to get a description of McLeod's van as he fled the scene and shared it with neighboring police departments. [4] At 5:49 p.m. on the intersection of 8th Avenue and Zuni Street, McLeod and a Denver police officer exchanged fire. The officer's police car was disabled during the gunfire, but no one was injured.