Columbine Mine massacre Serene for two weeks, for the Columbine was one of the few coal mines in the state to remain in operation. On November 21, 1927, five hundred miners, some accompanied by their wives and children, arrived at the north gate just before dawn. They carried three Flags of the United States. At the direction of Josephine Roche, daughter of the recently- deceased owner of the Rocky Mountain Fuel Company, the picketers had been served coffee and doughnuts on previous mornings. That morning, the recently-disbanded state police, also known as the Colorado Rangers, were recalled to duty and would meet the
Columbine High School massacre Robinson, who was a senior at CHS during the shooting. The 2013 film "Kids for Cash" about the kids for cash scandal detail it as part of the "zero-tolerance" policy in the wake of the Columbine shootings. Foster the People's "Pumped Up Kicks" was inspired by the massacre. Columbine students Jonathan and Stephen Cohen wrote a song called "Friend Of Mine (Columbine)", which briefly received airplay in the US after being performed at a memorial service broadcast on nationwide television. The song was pressed to CD, with the proceeds benefiting families affected by the massacre, and over 10,000 copies were