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Colorado became a state

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Colorado was admitted to the Union by President Ulysses S. Grant on August 1, 1876. Colorado has been nicknamed the "Centennial State" because it became a state 100 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

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Many flags, including those representing claims by France, Spain, Mexico, and Great Britain, have flown over the land we know today as Colorado. Colorado's current state flag was officially adopted on June 5, 1911.
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