What is the history of Denver in the United States?

Denver, built in 1858, was originally a coal mining town. Soon after the completion of the town, gold mines were discovered here, attracting a large number of gold prospectors. At that time, Denver belonged to the administrative region of Kansas, so the new city was named after the Kansas Chief Executive, Jeames Denver, hence the name Denver. The purpose of this move is to make Denver the capital of the county, but unexpectedly, Jeames Denver has already resigned. The news didn't spread well at that time. When the residents of the town learned the news of Denver's resignation, the name of the town had been registered.

In the early years, Denver was a town based on coal mining, livestock and commodity trade. With the construction of the railway, the urban development is gradually accelerated, and the urban economy is transformed into service industry and logistics supply. The city was founded in 186 1, 1867 and became the administrative capital of Colorado. Colorado 1876 joined the Union, and Denver naturally became the state capital. With the rise of mining in the Rocky Mountains and agriculture and animal husbandry in the Great Plains, the opening of the transcontinental Central Pacific Railway and the large-scale westward development of the whole country, the city has developed rapidly.

/kloc-In the second half of the 0/9th century, with the development of Denver, many millionaires moved here, which brought a lot of money and vitality to the development of the city and built many famous buildings such as villas, hotels and opera houses. With the rapid development of the city, the population has also increased greatly, and workers from German, Italian and China are pouring in. Since then, the African-American and Hispanic populations have been increasing, and the urban population has exploded, making Denver a famous city at that time.

After World War II, Denver's population grew rapidly again, and oil and natural gas were mined in the mid-1970s, which brought new vitality to the development of the city. During this period, many new skyscrapers were built in downtown Denver. So far, energy and mining are still important economic bases of Denver. At present, Denver's economy has long been diversified, and it is the financial, industrial, commercial and transportation center of the Rocky Mountains. Government, military industry, service, high technology, biochemistry, medical care, education, tourism, transportation, agriculture, etc. They all play an important role in the urban economy.

The unique geographical location and altitude make the satellite communication transmission between Denver and major cities on all continents in the world without transit transmission. Even if the overseas submarine cable fails, Denver can still maintain real-time synchronous satellite communication with the rest of the world. With this advantage, aerospace and aviation technology naturally become the leading industries in Denver's economy.

While maintaining its unique competitive advantage, Denver actively develops new technology industries with good prospects and gradually forms six pillar industries with great potential, such as aviation, aerospace, biotechnology, energy, financial services and information technology software. At the same time, Denver maintains three traditional industries, namely, beer and beverage production, broadcasting and communication, and information technology hardware, ranking among the best in the United States.

American Oktoberfest is the first Oktoberfest and beer competition in America. The Great American Beer Festival holds mass tasting activities and beer competitions every year, attracting a large number of beer brands to participate and becoming the largest beer competition in the United States. Driven by competition, the United States has also become the country with the largest beer production in the world. Now Denver is the city with the largest beer production in the United States, so it has won the reputation of "Napa Beer Valley". The American Oktoberfest held in Denver every year, the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany and the Oktoberfest in London, England are also called the three most famous Oktoberfest in the world.

Denver International Airport, 1995 was completed, costing 5 billion US dollars, and it was one of the largest and most advanced airports in the world at that time. In 20 15, the annual airport throughput was 540 10000, making it the busiest airport in the world.