History
- It wasn’t much to look at, but it was the start of a 91³Ô¹ÏÍø institution. The first issue of this magazine appeared as The Colorado Alumnus in May 1911.
- Visiting cards, also known as calling cards, were popular among both men and women in the 19th century.
- The Japanese American Citizens League honored Colorado Governor Ralph Carr with a gold watch for his stand against the internment of Japanese-Americans in domestic prison camps following the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. It now lives in CU's Heritage Center.
- A CU Professor disappeared 50 years ago. Paul Danish (Hist'65) revisits the cold case.
- Jackson Crawford, director of CU’s Nordic Studies program, studies and translates Old Norse, a language spoken by medieval Scandinavians. Here the native Coloradan talks Vikings, videos and his contribution to the Disney animated film Frozen. Â
- Podcaster Dan Carlin's Hardcore History series has become one of the most acclaimed in its genre.
- In Beyond 1776, ten humanities scholars consider the American Revolution within a global framework.
- America’s first president brewed his own beer. Travis Rupp wants you to be able to taste it.