In December 2014, researchers found the earliest known case of lung or prostate cancer in a 4,500 year old Siberian skeleton, dating to the early Bronze Age. 4,500-year-old skeleton of Siberian Bronze Age man, identified as having one of the oldest cases of cancer, discovered in 2014.
Colorado was admitted into the Union on August 1, 1876, becoming our Nation's 38th state. With statehood gained less than one month after the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Colorado is nicknamed the Centennial State..
The impetus for the organization of the Colorado territory was the discovery of gold. On 28 February 1861, the U.S. government organized the Territory of Colorado. (Colorado City and Golden served as the territory's capital, before Denver was declared the capital in 1867.). Colorado became a state on 1 August 1876.Due to the expansion of the railroads across the plains and into the mountains, and the subsequent increase in economic linkages, the state's population quickly grew.he impetus for the organization of the Colorado territory was the discovery of gold. On 28 February 1861, the U.S. government organized the Territory of Colorado. (Colorado City and Golden served as the territory's capital, before Denver was declared the capital in 1867.). Colorado became a state on 1 August 1876.